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# CFPropertyListFormat

Specifies the format of a property list.

```
enum CFPropertyListFormat
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`CFPropertyListFormat.openStepFormat`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFPropertyListFormat/openStepFormat)

OpenStep format (use of this format is discouraged).

[`CFPropertyListFormat.xmlFormat_v1_0`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFPropertyListFormat/xmlFormat_v1_0)

XML format version 1.0.

[`CFPropertyListFormat.binaryFormat_v1_0`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFPropertyListFormat/binaryFormat_v1_0)

Binary format version 1.0.


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