---
title: PropertyListSerialization.PropertyListFormat
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Enumeration
path: foundation/propertylistserialization/propertylistformat
---

# PropertyListSerialization.PropertyListFormat

These constants are used to specify a property list serialization format.

## Declaration

```swift
enum PropertyListFormat
```

## Topics

### Constants

- [PropertyListSerialization.PropertyListFormat.openStep](foundation/propertylistserialization/propertylistformat/openstep.md)
- [PropertyListSerialization.PropertyListFormat.xml](foundation/propertylistserialization/propertylistformat/xml.md)
- [PropertyListSerialization.PropertyListFormat.binary](foundation/propertylistserialization/propertylistformat/binary.md)

### Initializers

- [init(rawValue:)](foundation/propertylistserialization/propertylistformat/init(rawvalue:).md)

## Relationships

### Conforms To

- [BitwiseCopyable](swift/bitwisecopyable.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [RawRepresentable](swift/rawrepresentable.md)
- [Sendable](swift/sendable.md)
- [SendableMetatype](swift/sendablemetatype.md)

## See Also

### Constants

- [PropertyListSerialization.MutabilityOptions](foundation/propertylistserialization/mutabilityoptions.md)
- [PropertyListSerialization.ReadOptions](foundation/propertylistserialization/readoptions.md)