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# contains(pasteboardTypes:inItemSet:)

Returns whether the specified pasteboard items contain data of the given representation types.

```
func contains(pasteboardTypes: [String], inItemSet itemSet: IndexSet?) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

`pasteboardTypes`

An array of strings, with each string identifying a representation type. Typically you use UTIs as pasteboard types.

`itemSet`

An index set with each integer value identifying a pasteboard item positionally in the pasteboard. Pass in `nil` to request all pasteboard items.

## Return Value

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the pasteboard items identified by `itemSet` have data corresponding to the representation types specified by `pasteboardTypes`; otherwise, returns <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

## See Also

[`numberOfItems`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPasteboard/numberOfItems)

The number of items for the pasteboard.


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