Mail Notes

Schema Name	`com.apple.Notes`
Declared in	`/System/Library/SyncServices/Schemas/Notes.syncschema`
Data Classes	`com.apple.Notes`
Availability	Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

This schema is used by the Mail application to sync all notes that appear in the Notes mailbox in Mail.

Figure 1 illustrates the entities, attributes, and relationships contained in the Notes schema.

Figure 1 Notes schema

Attachment

Entity name	`com.apple.notes.Attachment`
Data class	`com.apple.Notes`
Availability	Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

An arbitrary file included with the body text of a note.

Attribute	Type	Description
`attachmentID`	`string`	An identifier used to mark the location of an attachment in the body text. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.
`content`	`data`	The content of the file attachment. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.
`contentType`	`string`	The MIME type of the content. This value is unrestricted. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.
`name`	`string`	The human-readable name for this attachment. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

Relationship	Targets	Description
`note`	Note	The note that this attachment belongs to. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

Relationship

Targets

Description

note

Note

The note that this attachment belongs to.

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

Note

Entity name	`com.apple.notes.Note`
Data class	`com.apple.Notes`
Availability	Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

A userÃ¢ÂÂs note, similar to email, which is a textual description with attachments.

Attribute	Type	Description
`author`	`string`	The email address of the user who created the note. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.
`content`	`string`	The body text of this note. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.
`contentType`	`enum`	The type of content for parsing and display. Possible values are `text/plain` and `text/html`. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.
`dateCreated`	`date`	The date the note was created. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.
`dateModified`	`date`	The date the note was last modified. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.
`subject`	`string`	The contents of the note; typically, the first line of the note. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

Relationship	Targets	Description
`attachments`	Attachment	A collection of attachments contained in this note. Attachments may appear in multiple locations within the body text. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.
`keywords`	`Keyword`	A collection of keywords used to describe and classify this note. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

Relationship

Targets

Description

attachments

Attachment

A collection of attachments contained in this note. Attachments may appear in multiple locations within the body text.

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

keywords

Keyword

A collection of keywords used to describe and classify this note.

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

Keyword

Entity name	`com.apple.notes.Keyword`
Data class	`com.apple.Notes`
Availability	Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

A keyword used to identify a note.

Attribute	Type	Description
`name`	`string`	The text for this keyword. Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

Attribute

Type

Description

name

string

The text for this keyword.

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

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Mail Notes

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