---
title: asData
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nspasteboard/readingoptions/asdata
---

# asData

An option to read data from the pasteboard as-is and return it as a data object.

## Declaration

```swift
static var asData: NSPasteboard.ReadingOptions { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This is the default value. AppKit returns the data in an NSData object.

## See Also

### Options

- [asString](appkit/nspasteboard/readingoptions/asstring.md)
- [asPropertyList](appkit/nspasteboard/readingoptions/aspropertylist.md)
- [asKeyedArchive](appkit/nspasteboard/readingoptions/askeyedarchive.md)