---
title: "ClipEntry"
description: "Platform specific protocol that expresses an item in the native Clipboard."
type: "class"
---

<div class='type'>Class</div>


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<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>


```kotlin
expect class ClipEntry
```


Platform specific protocol that expresses an item in the native Clipboard.


## Properties

<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>


```kotlin
val clipMetadata: ClipMetadata
```


Returns a `ClipMetadata` which describes the contents of this `ClipEntry`. This is an ideal
way to check whether to accept or reject what may be pasted from the clipboard without
explicitly reading the content.

Calling this function does not trigger any content access warnings on any platform.



<div class='sourceset sourceset-android'>Android</div>


```kotlin
actual class ClipEntry(val clipData: ClipData)
```


Android specific class that contains the primary clip in `android.content.ClipboardManager`.


## Properties

<div class='sourceset sourceset-android'>Android</div>


```kotlin
actual val clipMetadata: ClipMetadata
```