---
title: UTTypeItem
framework: uniformtypeidentifiers
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypeitem
---

# UTTypeItem

A generic base type for most objects, such as files or directories.

## Declaration

```occ
extern UTType * const UTTypeItem;
```

## Discussion

Discussion The identifier for this type is public.item.

## See Also

### Apple system base types

- [UTTypeContent](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypecontent.md)
- [UTTypeCompositeContent](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypecompositecontent.md)
- [UTTypeData](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypedata.md)
- [UTTypeResolvable](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttyperesolvable.md)
- [UTTypePackage](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypepackage.md)
- [UTTypeBundle](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypebundle.md)
- [UTTypePluginBundle](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypepluginbundle.md)
- [UTTypeApplication](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypeapplication.md)
- [UTTypeSourceCode](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypesourcecode.md)
- [UTTypeBookmark](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypebookmark.md)
- [UTTypeLog](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypelog.md)