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# accessory

The accessory involved in the event, if any.

```
@NSCopying var accessory: ASAccessory? { get }
```

## Discussion

The session populates this member for event types like [`ASAccessoryEventType.accessoryAdded`](/documentation/AccessorySetupKit/ASAccessoryEventType/accessoryAdded) and [`ASAccessoryEventType.accessoryChanged`](/documentation/AccessorySetupKit/ASAccessoryEventType/accessoryChanged), but not for life cycle or picker events like [`ASAccessoryEventType.activated`](/documentation/AccessorySetupKit/ASAccessoryEventType/activated) or [`ASAccessoryEventType.pickerDidPresent`](/documentation/AccessorySetupKit/ASAccessoryEventType/pickerDidPresent).

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