Copy TreeView Node

Question

I am trying to copy the selected treeview node to the clip board so I can paste it in notepad. Here is my code but it doesn't work.

    TreeNode selNode = (TreeNode)this.treeView1.SelectedNode;
    Clipboard.SetData("TreeNode", selNode);

Answer 1

Notepad doesn't know anything about the Winforms TreeNode class. Use Clipboard.SetText() instead:

    private void treeView1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e) {
        if (e.KeyData == (Keys.Control | Keys.C)) {
            if (treeView1.SelectedNode != null) {
                Clipboard.SetText(treeView1.SelectedNode.Text);
            }
            e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
        }
    }