public Window1(){ InitializeComponent(); // "tb" is a TextBox DataObject.AddPastingHandler(tb, new DataObjectPastingEventHandler(OnPaste));}private void OnPaste(object sender, DataObjectPastingEventArgs e){ var isText = e.SourceDataObject.GetDataPresent(System.Windows.DataFormats.Text, true); if (!isText) return; var text = e.SourceDataObject.GetData(DataFormats.Text) as string; }