# TXDrawingControl.CanCopy Property

> Informs whether shapes are selected which can be copied to the internal clipboard.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 23.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Drawing`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXDrawing.Windows.Forms.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXDrawing.Windows.Forms.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl.Drawing > TXDrawingControl.CanCopy Property
- **328 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcontrol/cancopy-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcontrol/cancopy-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcontrol/cancopy-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Informs whether [shapes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/shape/llms-full.txt) are [selected](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/selection/shapes-property/llms-full.txt) which can be [copied](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-drawing/txdrawingcontrol/copy-method/llms-full.txt) to the internal clipboard.

### Syntax

```csharp
public bool CanCopy { get; }
```

```vbnet
Public ReadOnly Property CanCopy As Boolean
```

### Examples

The following example checks can copy before performing the related operation.

```csharp
if (tXDrawingControl.CanCopy)
{
    tXDrawingControl.Copy();
}
```

```vbnet
If tXDrawingControl.CanCopy Then
    tXDrawingControl.Copy()
End If
```

### Limitations

Read only.

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## Nearby

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