MDItem

Overview

MDItem is a CF-compliant object that represents a file andthe metadata associated with the file.

For functions that expect an MDItemRef parameter, if thisparameter is not a valid MDItemRef, the behavior is undefined. NULL isnot a valid MDItemRef.

Topics

Creating an MDItem

• MDItemCreate(_:_:)
• MDItemCreateWithURL(_:_:)

Getting the Type Identifier

• MDItemGetTypeID()

Retrieving Metadata Attributes

• MDItemCopyAttribute(_:_:)
• MDItemCopyAttributes(_:_:)
• MDItemCopyAttributeNames(_:)

Data Types

• MDItem

Constants

• Common Metadata Attribute Keys
• Image Metadata Attribute Keys
• Video Metadata Attribute Keys
• Audio Metadata Attribute Keys
• File System Metadata Attribute Keys

See Also

Opaque Types

• MDSchema

Related Documentation

• Spotlight Overview
• File Metadata Search Programming Guide
• Spotlight Importer Programming Guide
• File Metadata Attributes Reference