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# canReadItem(withDataConformingToTypes:)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver contains any items that conform to the specified UTIs.

```
func canReadItem(withDataConformingToTypes types: [String]) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

`types`

An array of `NSString` objects containing UTIs.

## Return Value

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the receiver contains any items that conform to the UTIs specified in `types`, otherwise <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

## See Also

[`-  readObjectsForClasses:options:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPasteboard/readObjects(forClasses:options:))

Reads from the receiver objects that best match the specified array of classes.


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