UTTypeMBS.ConformsTo(UTI as string, ConformsToUTI as string) as boolean

if UTTypeMBS.ConformsTo("public.jpeg","public.image") then
  MsgBox "ConformsTo"
else
  MsgBox "not ConformsTo"
end if

UTTypeMBS.CreateAllIdentifiersForTag(inTagClass as string, inTag as string, inConformingToUTI as string) as string()

MsgBox join(UTTypeMBS.CreateAllIdentifiersForTag(UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassFilenameExtension, "txt", ""))
// shows "public.plain-text"

MsgBox join(UTTypeMBS.CreateAllIdentifiersForTag(UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassFilenameExtension, "xml", ""))
// shows "public.xml com.apple.dashcode.xml"

An overloaded tag (e.g., an extension used by several applications for different file formats) may indicate multiple types. If no declared type identifiers have the specified tag, then a single dynamic type identifier will be created for the tag. Optionally, the returned type identifiers must conform to the identified "conforming-to" type argument. This is a hint to the implementation to constrain the search to a particular tree of types. For example, the client may want to know the type indicated by a particular extension tag. If the client knows that the extension is associated with a directory (rather than a file), the client may specify "public.directory" for the conforming-to argument. This will allow the implementation to ignore all types associated with byte data formats (public.data base type).

UTTypeMBS.CreatePreferredIdentifierForTag(inTagClass as string, inTag as string, inConformingToUTI as string) as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.CreatePreferredIdentifierForTag(UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassFilenameExtension, "jpg", "")
// shows "public.jpeg"
MsgBox UTTypeMBS.CreatePreferredIdentifierForTag(UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassOSType, "TIFF", "public.image")
// shows "public.tiff"

This is the primary function to use for going from tag (extension/MIMEType/OSType) to uniform type identifier. Optionally, the returned type identifiers must conform to the identified "conforming-to" type argument. This is a hint to the implementation to constrain the search to a particular tree of types. For example, the client may want to know the type indicated by a particular extension tag. If the client knows that the extension is associated with a directory (rather than a file), the client may specify "public.directory" for the conforming-to argument. This will allow the implementation to ignore all types associated with byte data formats (public.data base type). If more than one type is indicated, preference is given to a public type over a non-public type on the theory that instances of public types are more common, and therefore more likely to be correct. When there a choice must be made between multiple public types or multiple non-public types, the selection rules are undefined. Clients needing finer control should use CreateAllIdentifiersWithTag. If no declared type is indicated, a dynamic type identifier is generated which satisfies the parameters.

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

UTTypeMBS.DeclaringBundleURL(UTI as string) as folderitem

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.DeclaringBundleURL("public.jpeg").NativePath

UTTypeMBS.Description(UTI as string) as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.Description("public.jpeg") // "JPEG-Bild" in German

UTTypeMBS.Equal(UTI as string, SecondUTI as string) as boolean

if UTTypeMBS.Equal("public.jpeg","public.jpeg") then
  MsgBox "equal"
else
  MsgBox "not equal"
end if

Returns true if both UTIs are equal.

UTTypeMBS.kUTExportedTypeDeclarationsKey as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.kUTExportedTypeDeclarationsKey // "UTExportedTypeDeclarations"

UTTypeMBS.kUTImportedTypeDeclarationsKey as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.kUTImportedTypeDeclarationsKey // "UTImportedTypeDeclarations"

UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassFilenameExtension as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassFilenameExtension // "public.filename-extension"

UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassMIMEType as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassMIMEType // "public.mime-type"

UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassNSPboardType as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassNSPboardType // "com.apple.nspboard-type"

UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassOSType as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.kUTTagClassOSType // "com.apple.ostype"

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

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeAliasFile as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeAliasRecord as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeAppleICNS as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeAppleProtectedMPEG4Audio as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeApplication as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeApplicationBundle as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeApplicationFile as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeArchive as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeAudio as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeAudiovisualContent as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeBMP as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeBundle as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeCHeader as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeCompositeContent as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeConformsToKey as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeConformsToKey // "UTTypeConformsTo"

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeContact as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeContent as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeCPlusPlusHeader as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeCPlusPlusSource as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeCSource as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeData as string

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

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeDescriptionKey as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeDescriptionKey // "UTTypeDescription"

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeDirectory as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeDiskImage as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeFileURL as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeFlatRTFD as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeFolder as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeFramework as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeGIF as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeHTML as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeICO as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeIconFileKey as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeIconFileKey // "UTTypeIconFile"

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeIdentifierKey as string

MsgBox UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeIdentifierKey // "UTTypeIdentifier"

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeImage as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeInkText as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeItem as string

UTTypeMBS.kUTTypeJavaSource as string