WPF Canvas Copy and paste via Clipboard
//xaml <Window x:Class="WpfApp62.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" WindowState="Maximized" xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApp62" mc:Ignorable="d" Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800"> <Grid> <Canvas x:Name="cvs" PreviewMouseDown="cvs_PreviewMouseDown" PreviewMouseMove="cvs_PreviewMouseMove" PreviewMouseUp="cvs_PreviewMouseUp"/> </Grid> </Window> //cs using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; using System.Windows; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows.Data; using System.Windows.Documents; using System.Windows.Input; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Media.Imaging; using System.Windows.Navigation; using System.Windows.Shapes; namespace WpfApp62 { /// <summary> /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml /// </summary> public partial class MainWindow : Window { public MainWindow() { InitializeComponent(); InitData(); } int idx = 0; private void InitData() { Ellipse elp = new Ellipse(); elp.Width = 100; elp.Height = 100; elp.Fill = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Red); elp.Stroke = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black); elp.StrokeThickness = 5; elp.ToolTip = $"{++idx},{Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")}"; Canvas.SetLeft(elp, 100); Canvas.SetTop(elp, 100); cvs.Children.Add(elp); } Ellipse capElp { get; set; } Point oldPt { get; set; } Point newPt { get; set; } private void cvs_PreviewMouseDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e) { var elp=e.Source as Ellipse; if(elp!=null) { capElp = elp; if(Keyboard.Modifiers == ModifierKeys.Control) { oldPt = e.GetPosition(cvs); } } } private void cvs_PreviewMouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) { if (capElp!=null && Mouse.LeftButton==MouseButtonState.Pressed) { var newPt = e.GetPosition(cvs); Canvas.SetLeft(capElp, newPt.X-50); Canvas.SetTop(capElp,newPt.Y-50); if (Keyboard.Modifiers == ModifierKeys.Control) { Clipboard.SetData(DataFormats.Text, capElp.ToolTip); } } } private void cvs_PreviewMouseUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e) { if (capElp != null && Keyboard.IsKeyDown(Key.LeftCtrl)) { if (Clipboard.ContainsData(DataFormats.Text)) { string str = Clipboard.GetData(DataFormats.Text) as string; if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(str)) { newPt=e.GetPosition(cvs); Canvas.SetLeft(capElp,oldPt.X-50); Canvas.SetTop(capElp,oldPt.Y-50); Ellipse newElp = new Ellipse(); newElp.Width = 100; newElp.Height = 100; newElp.ToolTip = $"{++idx}_Pasted,{Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")}"; newElp.Fill = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Blue); newElp.Stroke = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Black); newElp.StrokeThickness = 5; if(!cvs.Children.Contains(newElp)) { Canvas.SetLeft(newElp,newPt.X-50); Canvas.SetTop(newElp,newPt.Y-50); cvs.Children.Add(newElp); } } } } } } }