Insight on Clipboard SetDataObject Method

I came across a weird error in my application today. I have a screen with grid and on clicking Retrieve, Grid is populated with data. On clicking on a cell and on mouse right click, I will be prompted with custom context menu with Copy and paste option. When i click on Copy menu item, i was thrown with the below error.

"Requested clipboard operation did not succeed"

On debugging through the code, I was able to find that I encountered the error when I try to paste the value into the clipboard.

               

After I have changed the code as below, I was able to overcome the error.

The above method, SetDataObject is an override method for clipboard operations. Please find below for some more information on the method

Explanation:

Clears the Clipboard and then attempts to place data on it the specified number of times and with the specified delay between attempts, optionally leaving the data on the Clipboard after the application exits.

public static void SetDataObject(

         Object data,

         bool copy,

         int retryTimes,

         int retryDelay

)

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms

Parameters

data

Type: System.Object

The data to place on the Clipboard.

copy

Type: System.Boolean

true if you want data to remain on the Clipboard after this application exits; otherwise, false.

retryTimes

Type: System.Int32

The number of times to attempt placing the data on the Clipboard.

retryDelay

Type: System.Int32

The number of milliseconds to pause between attempts.

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