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# CLKDefaultComplicationIdentifier

An identifier representing a default complication.

```
let CLKDefaultComplicationIdentifier: String
```

## Discussion

The system assigns a [`CLKDefaultComplicationIdentifier`](/documentation/ClockKit/CLKDefaultComplicationIdentifier) value to the complication’s `identifier` property, whenever a specific identifier is unavailable. For example, ClockKit uses default type identifiers to represent the type on complications designed for watchOS 6 or earlier. It also uses the default type for complications from a shared watch face, when the sender chose to not include complication data in the shared watch face.

If your app supports multiple complications per family, you must check for [`CLKDefaultComplicationIdentifier`](/documentation/ClockKit/CLKDefaultComplicationIdentifier) values in your data source’s [`getCurrentTimelineEntry(for:withHandler:)`](/documentation/ClockKit/CLKComplicationDataSource/getCurrentTimelineEntry(for:withHandler:)) and [`getTimelineEntries(for:after:limit:withHandler:)`](/documentation/ClockKit/CLKComplicationDataSource/getTimelineEntries(for:after:limit:withHandler:)) methods. If you receive a [`CLKDefaultComplicationIdentifier`](/documentation/ClockKit/CLKDefaultComplicationIdentifier), return generic entries for the specified family.

```swift
switch complication.identifier {
    
case CLKDefaultComplicationIdentifier:
    templateOrNil = myGetConditionTemplate(for: complication, date: date)
    
case ComplicationTypeTemperatureIdentifier, CLKDefaultComplicationTypeIdentifier:
    templateOrNil = myGetTemperatureTemplate(for: complication, date: date)
    
case ComplicationTypePrecipitationPercentageIdentifier:
    templateOrNil = myGetPrecipitationPercentageTemplate(for: complication, date: date)
    
default:
    print("*** Unrecognized Complication Type ***")
    return nil
}
```

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