NSPasteboardItemMBS.availableTypeFromArray(types() as string) as string

types: An array of strings representing UTIs, arranged in order of preference (most preferred as the 0th element in the array).

Returns the first (according to the sender's ordering of types) type in types contained in the pasteboard item, or nil if the receiver does not contain any types given in types.

The method checks for UTI conformance of the requested types, preferring an exact match to conformance.
Available in OS X v10.6 and later.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacControls/Listbox and TableView Demos/ListboxTV drop-in/Flat Only/ListBoxTV Database with DataSource
• /MacControls/Listbox and TableView Demos/ListboxTV drop-in/Flat Only/ListBoxTV Simple Demo with DataSource
• /MacControls/Listbox and TableView Demos/ListboxTV drop-in/Flat Only/ListBoxTV TableView
• /MacControls/Listbox and TableView Demos/ListboxTV drop-in/Flat Only/ListboxTV with ContainerControl Cells
• /MacControls/Listbox and TableView Demos/ListboxTV drop-in/Hierarchical & Flat/ListBoxTV OutlineView

NSPasteboardItemMBS.Constructor

NSPasteboardItemMBS.dataForType(type as string) as memoryblock

dim n as new NSPasteboardItemMBS

dim data as MemoryBlock = "Hello World"
dim type as string = NSPasteboardmbs.NSPasteboardTypeString
n.dataForType(type) = data

dim d as MemoryBlock = n.dataForType(type)
MsgBox DefineEncoding(d, encodings.UTF8)

(Read and Write computed property)

NSPasteboardItemMBS.Destructor

NSPasteboardItemMBS.propertyListForType(type as string) as Variant

Stores a property list object (array, dictionary, string, numbers, memoryblocks)
Available in OS X v10.6 and later.
(Read and Write computed property)

NSPasteboardItemMBS.setDataProviderForType(dataProvider as NSPasteboardItemDataProviderMBS, types() as string) as boolean

dataProvider: A pasteboard data provider.
types: An array of strings indicating the UTIs for the data representations dataProvider may provide.

Returns true if the data provider was set successfully, otherwise false.

This method registers the data provider to be messaged to provide the data for any of the specified types when requested.
Available in OS X v10.6 and later.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacCocoa/Custom NSViewControl Drag
• /MacControls/Custom NSView Drag

NSPasteboardItemMBS.stringForType(type as string) as string

dim n as new NSPasteboardItemMBS

dim type as string = NSPasteboardmbs.NSPasteboardTypeString
n.stringForType(type) = "Hello World"
MsgBox n.stringForType(type)

type: A UTI type string.

Available in OS X v10.6 and later.
(Read and Write computed property)

NSPasteboardItemMBS.types as string()

Available in OS X v10.6 and later.