---
title: "fileContentsType(forPathExtension:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: "appkit/nspasteboard/pasteboardtype/filecontentstype(forpathextension:)"
---

# fileContentsType(forPathExtension:)

Returns a pasteboard type based on the passed file type.

## Declaration

```swift
static func fileContentsType(forPathExtension fileType: String) -> NSPasteboard.PasteboardType!
```

## Discussion

Discussion Returns an NSString to a pasteboard type representing a file’s contents based on the supplied string fileType. fileType should generally be the extension part of a filename. The conversion from a named file type to a pasteboard type is simple; no mapping to standard pasteboard types is attempted.

## See Also

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