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# StringSearchScope

Constants that describe the types of content your app includes in search results when the search criteria is a string.

```
enum StringSearchScope
```

## Overview

When the search criteria is [`StringSearchCriteria`](/documentation/AppIntents/StringSearchCriteria), use this type to specify the types of content your app searches.
For most types of content, use the [`StringSearchScope.general`](/documentation/AppIntents/StringSearchScope/general) option, which covers a broad range of content.
If your app also searches media types, specify one or more of the other options.

## Topics

### Getting the search scopes

[`case freeformVideo`](/documentation/AppIntents/StringSearchScope/freeformVideo)

The app supports searching for free-form video content like videos people upload to social media platforms.

[`case general`](/documentation/AppIntents/StringSearchScope/general)

The app offers a general search functionality that’s exposed to the system.

[`case movies`](/documentation/AppIntents/StringSearchScope/movies)

The app supports searching for structured movie content.

[`case tv`](/documentation/AppIntents/StringSearchScope/tv)

The app supports searching for structured TV content including shows, seasons, or episodes.

### Getting the related types

[`typealias Specification`](/documentation/AppIntents/StringSearchScope/Specification)

[`typealias UnwrappedType`](/documentation/AppIntents/StringSearchScope/UnwrappedType)

[`typealias ValueType`](/documentation/AppIntents/StringSearchScope/ValueType)

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`AppValue`](/documentation/AppIntents/AppValue)

[`CaseDisplayRepresentable`](/documentation/AppIntents/CaseDisplayRepresentable)

[`AppEnum`](/documentation/AppIntents/AppEnum)

[`StaticDisplayRepresentable`](/documentation/AppIntents/StaticDisplayRepresentable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`CustomLocalizedStringResourceConvertible`](/documentation/Foundation/CustomLocalizedStringResourceConvertible)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`PersistentlyIdentifiable`](/documentation/AppIntents/PersistentlyIdentifiable)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`TypeDisplayRepresentable`](/documentation/AppIntents/TypeDisplayRepresentable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CaseIterable`](/documentation/Swift/CaseIterable)

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