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var setMethod = exports.set = function setMethod(content, flavor) {
  if (typeof(flavor) == "undefined") {
    flavor = "plain";
  }
  if (flavor != "plain" &&
      flavor != "html") {
    throw new Error("invalid flavor passed to clipboard.set");
  }
  flavor = (flavor == "plain" ? "text/unicode" : "text/html");

  var clipboard = Cc["@mozilla.org/widget/clipboard;1"].
                  getService(Ci.nsIClipboard);

  var str = Cc["@mozilla.org/supports-string;1"].
            createInstance(Ci.nsISupportsString);
  str.data = content;
  var trans = Cc["@mozilla.org/widget/transferable;1"].
              createInstance(Ci.nsITransferable);
  trans.addDataFlavor(flavor);
  trans.setTransferData(flavor, str, content.length * 2);
  clipboard.setData(trans, null, clipboard.kGlobalClipboard);
}