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# Property Types

The possible [`ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/ABPropertyType) types for `ABRecord` properties:

## Topics

### Constants

[`var kABErrorInProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABErrorInProperty)

An invalid property was used.

[`var kABStringProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABStringProperty)

This property is an `NSString` object.

[`var kABIntegerProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABIntegerProperty)

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

[`var kABRealProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABRealProperty)

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

[`var kABDateProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABDateProperty)

This property is an `NSDate` object.

[`var kABArrayProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABArrayProperty)

This property is an `NSArray` object.

[`var kABDictionaryProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABDictionaryProperty)

This property is an `NSDictionary` object.

[`var kABDataProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABDataProperty)

This property is an `NSData` object.

[`var kABDateComponentsProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABDateComponentsProperty)

This property is an `NSDateComponents` object.

[`var kABMultiStringProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiStringProperty)

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

[`var kABMultiIntegerProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiIntegerProperty)

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

[`var kABMultiRealProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiRealProperty)

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

[`var kABMultiDateProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiDateProperty)

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

[`var kABMultiArrayProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiArrayProperty)

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

[`var kABMultiDictionaryProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiDictionaryProperty)

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

[`var kABMultiDataProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiDataProperty)

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

[`var kABMultiDateComponentsProperty: _ABPropertyType`](/documentation/AddressBook/kABMultiDateComponentsProperty)

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


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