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Component: MetaDataQuery
Spotlight search for files for macOS and iOS.
Find files & folders on the computer based on metadata properties, content or file names.
| Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| 8.0 / 13.0 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ 87%, on macOS | ✅ 96% |
| Item | Details | Server |
|---|---|---|
| MetaDataQuery.AttributesForFile Queries properties for a file. | Mac only 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.Close Frees the metadata query. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.Create Creates a new metadata search object. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.GetEvaluate Queries expression to be run when shell is done. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.GetScriptFileName Queries filename of script to call in when shell is done. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
❌ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.GetScriptName Queries name of script to call when shell is done. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
❌ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.IsGathering Query whether gathering. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.IsStarted Query whether search is started. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.IsStopped Query whether search is stopped. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.List Lists all IDs of metadata query objects. | Mac/iOS 13.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.PathAtIndex Queries path of an item in results. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.Paths Queries file paths. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.QueryString Queries the query string. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.ResultAtIndex Queries an item from result as JSON. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.ResultCount Queries number of found items. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.Results Queries results. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.SearchScopes Queries the search scopes. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.SetEvaluate Sets expression to be run when initial gathering is done. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.SetQueryString Sets the predicate to search. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.SetScript Sets which script to call when initial gathering is done. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
❌ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.SetSearchScopes Sets the search scopes. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.StartQuery Attempts to start the query. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
| MetaDataQuery.StopQuery Stops the receiver’s current query from gathering any further results. | Mac/iOS 8.0 |
✅ Server |
23 functions shown.
These functions require a license (70%).
Release notes
- Version 13.0
- Added MetaDataQuery.List function.
- Version 10.3
- Fixed problem with MetaDataQuery.Results not returning JSON.
- Version 10.2
- Fixed problem with returning data in MetaDataQuery.ResultAtIndex function.
- Version 8.0
- Added MetaDataQuery functions for macOS and iOS, usually called Spotlight search.
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