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# Pasteboard Writing Options

Constant to specify options for writing to a pasteboard, used by [`writingOptions(forType:pasteboard:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPasteboardWriting/writingOptions(forType:pasteboard:)).

## Topics

### Constants

[`static var promised: NSPasteboard.WritingOptions`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPasteboard/WritingOptions/promised)

Data for a type with this option is promised, not immediately written.


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