---
title: general
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: uikit/uipasteboard/general
---

# general

The systemwide general pasteboard, which you use for general copy-paste operations.

## Declaration

```swift
class var general: UIPasteboard { get }
```

## Return Value

Return Value A shared system pasteboard object with the name of general.

## Discussion

Discussion You may use the general pasteboard for copying and pasting text, images, URLs, colors, and other data within an app or between apps. The general pasteboard is persistent across device restarts and app uninstalls.

## See Also

### Getting and removing pasteboards

- [init(name:create:)](uikit/uipasteboard/init(name:create:).md)
- [withUniqueName()](uikit/uipasteboard/withuniquename().md)
- [remove(withName:)](uikit/uipasteboard/remove(withname:).md)