How would I make a paste from java using the system clipboard?

Question

I want to make a paste from the system clipboard in java. How would I do this?

Answer 1

You could use the robot class like this

try
{
    Robot r = new Robot();
    r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
    r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
    r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
    r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);

}
catch(Exception e)
{

}