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# item

The app-specific item you want to share.

```
var item: Any { get }
```

## Discussion

Use this property to provide the data you want to pass to the sharing service. The item must conform to the [`NSPasteboardWriting`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPasteboardWriting) protocol, or be an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSItemProvider> or [`NSDocument`](/documentation/AppKit/NSDocument) object.

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