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FolderItem.LaunchServicesKindStringMBS as string

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method Launch Services MBS MacOSX Plugin 3.2 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Get the kind string for an item.
Example
Dim f As FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("Test.xojo_binary_project")

MsgBox f.LaunchServicesKindStringMBS+EndOfLine+f.LaunchServicesDisplayNameMBS

Returns the kind string as used in the Finder and elsewhere for the given folderitem.

Upgraded in version 19.5 to use CFURL instead of FSRef APIs.

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