Example #1
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const QMimeData* QClipboard::mimeData(Mode mode) const
{
    QClipboardData *d = 0;
    switch (mode) {
    case Selection:
        d = selectionData();
        break;
    case Clipboard:
        d = clipboardData();
        break;
    default:
        qWarning("QClipboard::mimeData: unsupported mode '%d'", mode);
        return 0;
    }

    if (! d->source() && ! timer_event_clear) {
        if (mode == Selection) {
            if (! selection_watcher)
                selection_watcher = new QClipboardWatcher(mode);
            d->setSource(selection_watcher);
        } else {
            if (! clipboard_watcher)
                clipboard_watcher = new QClipboardWatcher(mode);
            d->setSource(clipboard_watcher);
        }

        if (! timer_id) {
            // start a zero timer - we will clear cached data when the timer
            // times out, which will be the next time we hit the event loop...
            // that way, the data is cached long enough for calls within a single
            // loop/function, but the data doesn't linger around in case the selection
            // changes
            QClipboard *that = ((QClipboard *) this);
            timer_id = that->startTimer(0);
        }
    }

    return d->source();
}