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

# types

The types of the first item on the pasteboard.

## Declaration

```swift
var types: [String] { get }
```

## Return Value

Return Value An array of strings indicating the representation types of the first item on the pasteboard.

## Discussion

Discussion A type is frequently, but not necessarily, a UTI (Uniform Type Identifier). It identifies a representation of the data on the pasteboard. For example, a pasteboard item could hold image data under public.png and public.tiff representations. Apps can define their own types for custom data such as com.mycompany.myapp.mytype; however, in this case, only those apps that know of the type could understand the data written to the pasteboard. With this method, you can determine if the pasteboard holds data of a particular representation type by a line of code such as this: BOOL pngOnPasteboard = [[pasteboard pasteboardTypes] containsObject:@"public.png"]; Starting in iOS 10, you can directly check which data types are present on a pasteboard by using the convenience methods described in Checking for data types on a pasteboard.

## See Also

### Determining types of pasteboard items

- [types(forItemSet:)](uikit/uipasteboard/types(foritemset:).md)
- [contains(pasteboardTypes:)](uikit/uipasteboard/contains(pasteboardtypes:).md)
- [contains(pasteboardTypes:inItemSet:)](uikit/uipasteboard/contains(pasteboardtypes:initemset:).md)
- [itemSet(withPasteboardTypes:)](uikit/uipasteboard/itemset(withpasteboardtypes:).md)