---
title: isPersistent
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uipasteboard/ispersistent
---

# isPersistent

A Boolean value that indicates whether the pasteboard is persistent.

## Declaration

```swift
var isPersistent: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Nonpersistent named pasteboards remain available. You can use these to implement such features as Duplicate or Copy Style. A nonpersistent named pasteboard is available only in the process that creates it.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

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

### Deprecated

- [setPersistent(_:)](uikit/uipasteboard/setpersistent(_:).md)
- [detectPatterns(for:completionHandler:)](uikit/uipasteboard/detectpatterns(for:completionhandler:)-5zlnd.md)
- [detectPatterns(for:inItemSet:completionHandler:)](uikit/uipasteboard/detectpatterns(for:initemset:completionhandler:)-29iwn.md)
- [detectValues(for:completionHandler:)](uikit/uipasteboard/detectvalues(for:completionhandler:)-9p2ff.md)
- [detectValues(for:inItemSet:completionHandler:)](uikit/uipasteboard/detectvalues(for:initemset:completionhandler:)-8y0iw.md)