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# AVMetadataObject.ObjectType

Constants that identify metadata object types.

```
struct ObjectType
```

## Topics

### Barcodes

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeCodabarCode`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/codabar)

A constant that identifies the Codabar symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeCode39Code`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/code39)

A constant that identifies the Code 39 symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeCode39Mod43Code`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/code39Mod43)

A constant that identifies the Code 39 mod 43 symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeCode93Code`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/code93)

A constant that identifies the Code 93 symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeCode128Code`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/code128)

A constant that identifies the Code 128 symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeEAN8Code`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/ean8)

A constant that identifies the EAN-8 symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeEAN13Code`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/ean13)

A constant that identifies the EAN-13 symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeGS1DataBarCode`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/gs1DataBar)

A constant that identifies the GS1 DataBar symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeGS1DataBarExpandedCode`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/gs1DataBarExpanded)

A constant that identifies the GS1 DataBar Expanded symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeGS1DataBarLimitedCode`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/gs1DataBarLimited)

A constant that identifies the GS1 DataBar Limited symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeInterleaved2of5Code`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/interleaved2of5)

A constant that identifies the Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeITF14Code`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/itf14)

A constant that identifies the ITF14 symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeUPCECode`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/upce)

A constant that identifies the UPC-E symbology.

### 2D codes

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeAztecCode`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/aztec)

A constant that identifies the Aztec symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeDataMatrixCode`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/dataMatrix)

A constant that identifies the DataMatrix symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeMicroPDF417Code`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/microPDF417)

A constant that identifies the Micro PDF417 symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeMicroQRCode`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/microQR)

A constant that identifies the Micro QR symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypePDF417Code`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/pdf417)

A constant that identifies the PDF417 symbology.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeQRCode`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/qr)

A constant that identifies the QR symbology.

### Bodies

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeHumanBody`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/humanBody)

A constant that identifies human body metadata.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeHumanFullBody`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/humanFullBody)

A constant that identifies human full body metadata.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeDogHead`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/dogHead)

An identifier for an instance of a dog head object.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeDogBody`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/dogBody)

A constant that identifies dog body metadata.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeCatHead`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/catHead)

An identifier for an instance of a cat head object.

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeCatBody`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/catBody)

A constant that identifies cat body metadata.

### Faces

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeFace`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/face)

A constant that identifies face metadata.

### Saliency

[`AVMetadataObjectTypeSalientObject`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/salientObject)

A constant that identifies saliency metadata.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/init(rawValue:))

Creates a metadata object type with a string value.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

---

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