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| Chapter 19 The java.awt.datatransfer Package |

## 19.2 java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner (JDK 1.1)

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This interface defines the single method that an object that places data on a `Clipboard` must implement. This method is used to notify the object when its data on the clipboard is replaced by other, more recent, data. An object that places data on a clipboard must remain ready to satisfy requests for that data until `lostOwnership()` is called.

    public abstract interface ClipboardOwner {
        // Public Instance Methods
                public abstract void lostOwnership(Clipboard clipboard, Transferable contents);
    }

### Implemented By:

`StringSelection`

### Passed To:

`Clipboard.setContents()`

### Type Of:

`Clipboard.owner`

java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard (JDK 1.1) |  | java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor (JDK 1.1)