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# ABPropertyType

These are the possible types of ABRecord properties.

```
typealias ABPropertyType = UInt32
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`kABErrorInProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABErrorInProperty)

An invalid property was used.

[`kABStringProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABStringProperty)

This property is an `NSString` object.

[`kABIntegerProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABIntegerProperty)

This property is an `NSNumber` object representing an integer.

[`kABRealProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABRealProperty)

This property is an `NSNumber` object representing a real number.

[`kABDateProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABDateProperty)

This property is an `NSDate` object.

[`kABArrayProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABArrayProperty)

This property is an `NSArray` object.

[`kABDictionaryProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABDictionaryProperty)

This property is an `NSDictionary` object.

[`kABDataProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABDataProperty)

This property is an `NSData` object.

[`kABMultiStringProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiStringProperty)

This property is an `ABMultiValue` object containing `NSString` objects.

[`kABMultiIntegerProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiIntegerProperty)

This property is an `ABMultiValue` object containing `NSNumber` objects representing integers.

[`kABMultiRealProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiRealProperty)

This property is an `ABMultiValue` object containing `NSNumber` objects representing real numbers.

[`kABMultiDateProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiDateProperty)

This property is an `ABMultiValue` object containing `NSDate` objects.

[`kABMultiArrayProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiArrayProperty)

This property is an `ABMultiValue` object containing `NSArray` objects.

[`kABMultiDictionaryProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiDictionaryProperty)

This property is an `ABMultiValue` object containing `NSDictionary` objects.

[`kABMultiDataProperty`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiDataProperty)

This property is an `ABMultiValue` object containing `NSData` objects.


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