PHCollectionMBS.available as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Photos	MBS Mac64bit Plugin	20.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Checks whether class is available.

Should return true on MacOS 10.13 or newer.

PHCollectionMBS.fetchCollectionsInCollectionList(collectionList as PHCollectionListMBS, options as PHFetchOptionsMBS = nil) as PHFetchResultMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Photos	MBS Mac64bit Plugin	20.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Retrieves collections from the specified collection list.

collectionList: The collection list from which to fetch collections.
options: Options that specify a filter predicate and sort order for the fetched collections, or nil to use default options. For details, see PHFetchOptionsMBS.

Returns a fetch result that contains the requested PHCollectionMBS objects, or an empty fetch result if no objects match the request.

By default, the returned PHFetchResultMBS object contains all collections in the specified collection list. To retrieve a more specific set of assets, provide a PHFetchOptionsMBS object that contains a filter predicate.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Photos/Photos

PHCollectionMBS.fetchTopLevelUserCollections(options as PHFetchOptionsMBS = nil) as PHFetchResultMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Photos	MBS Mac64bit Plugin	20.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	Desktop & iOS

Retrieves collections from the root of the photo library’s hierarchy of user-created albums and folders.

options: Options that specify a filter predicate and sort order for the fetched collections, or nil to use default options. For details, see PHFetchOptionsMBS.

Returns a fetch result that contains the requested PHCollection objects, or an empty fetch result if no objects match the request.

Some examples using this method:

• /Mac64bit/Photos/Photos