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# FSItem.Attribute

A value that indicates a set of item attributes to get or set.

```
struct Attribute
```

## Overview

This type is an option set in Swift.
In Objective-C, you use the cases of this enumeration to create a bit field.

## Topics

### Working with identifier attributes

[`fileID`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/fileID)

The file ID attribute.

[`parentID`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/parentID)

The parent ID attribute.

### Working with metadata attributes

[`type`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/type)

The type attribute.

[`mode`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/mode)

The mode attribute.

[`linkCount`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/linkCount)

The link count attribute.

[`uid`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/uid)

The user ID (uid) attribute.

[`gid`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/gid)

The group ID (gid) attribute.

[`flags`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/flags)

The flags attribute.

[`size`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/size)

The size attribute.

[`allocSize`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/allocSize)

The allocated size attribute.

[`supportsLimitedXAttrs`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/supportsLimitedXAttrs)

The supports limited extended attributes attribute.

[`inhibitKernelOffloadedIO`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/inhibitKernelOffloadedIO)

The inhibit kernel offloaded I/O attribute.

### Working with time attributes

[`accessTime`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/accessTime)

The last-accessed time attribute.

[`modifyTime`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/modifyTime)

The last-modified time attribute.

[`changeTime`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/changeTime)

The last-changed time attribute.

[`birthTime`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/birthTime)

The creation time attribute.

[`backupTime`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/backupTime)

The backup time attribute.

[`addedTime`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/addedTime)

The time added attribute.

### Working with raw values

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem/Attribute/init(rawValue:))


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