---
title: UTTypeAliasFile
framework: uniformtypeidentifiers
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypealiasfile
---

# UTTypeAliasFile

A type that represents an alias file.

## Declaration

```occ
extern UTType * const UTTypeAliasFile;
```

## Discussion

Discussion This type conforms to both UTTypeData and UTTypeResolvable, and its identifier is com.apple.alias-file.

## See Also

### Apple file system objects

- [UTTypeDirectory](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypedirectory.md)
- [UTTypeSymbolicLink](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypesymboliclink.md)
- [UTTypeMountPoint](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypemountpoint.md)
- [UTTypeFolder](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypefolder.md)
- [UTTypeVolume](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypevolume.md)
- [UTTypeDiskImage](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypediskimage.md)