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# invalidReferenceImage

An error that indicates the framework fails to process a reference image.

```
static var invalidReferenceImage: ARError.Code { get }
```

## Discussion

This error occurs when a reference image in the configuration’s [`detectionImages`](/documentation/ARKit/ARWorldTrackingConfiguration/detectionImages) lacks identifying features, such as when the image contains all white pixels.

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