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====== Clipboard Condition ======

The //Clipboard condition// looks at the current system clipboard, or in v8+, the [[:Clipboards#Trigger_Clipboard|Trigger Clipboard]] or a [[:Clipboards#Named_Clipboards|Named Clipboard]], and determines if it currently meets any one of several criteria.

You select the _comparison criteria_ in the PopUp list.

For more information about _Clipboards_ in general, see:  [[:Clipboards|Clipboards]]

===== Example of Use in If/Then Action =====


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===== Comparison Criteria =====


^ PopUp Item ^ Description ^
^ has text | contains text of some sort. |
^ does not have text | does not contain text. |
^ has an image | contains an image of some sort. |
^ does not have image | does not contain an image. |
^ is | has text that exactly matches a specified string. |
^ is not | does not have text that exactly matches a specified string. |
^ contains | has text that contains (case insensitively) a specified string. |
^ does not contain | does not have text that contains (case insensitively) a specified string. |
^ starts with | has text that starts with (case insensitively) a specified string. (v8+) |
^ ends with | has text that ends with (case insensitively) a specified string. (v8+) |
^ is before | has text that is alphabetically before a specified string. (v7.2+) |
^ is after | has text that is alphabetically after a specified string. (v7.2+) |
^ matches | has text that matches a specified regular expression. |
^ does not match | does not have text that matches a specified regular expression. |
^ is < | has text that is numerically less than a specified calculation. (v8+) |
^ is `<=` | has text that is numerically less than or equal to a specified calculation. (v8+) |
^ is = | has text that is numerically equal to a specified calculation. (v8+) |
^ is `>=` | has text that is numerically greater than or equal to a specified calculation. (v8+) |
^ is > | has text that is numerically greater than a specified calculation. (v8+) |
^ is != | has text that is numerically not equal to a specified calculation. (v8+) |
^ conforms to | has some flavor that conforms to the specified [Uniform Type Identifier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Type_Identifier). |
^ does not conform to | does not have a flavor that conforms to the specified Uniform Type Identifier. |


===== See Also =====

=== Actions ===

* [[action:If Then Else|If Then Else]]
* [[action:Pause_Until|Pause Until Conditions Met]]
* [[action:Until|Execute Action Until Conditions Met]]
* [[:Actions|See all Actions]]

===  Conditions ===

* [[:Conditions|See all Conditions]]