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# CNContactRelation

An immutable object that represents the relationship between one contact to another.

```
class CNContactRelation
```

## Overview

`CNContactRelation` objects are thread-safe, and you may access their properties from any thread of your app.

## Topics

### Creating a Contact Relation Object

[`-  initWithName:`](/documentation/Contacts/CNContactRelation/init(name:))

Creates an object with the name of the related contact.

[`+  contactRelationWithName:`](/documentation/Contacts/CNContactRelation/contactRelationWithName:)

Instantiate a class instance with the name of the related contact.

### Getting the Relation Name

[`name`](/documentation/Contacts/CNContactRelation/name)

The name of the related contact.

### Getting the Common Relationship Labels

[`CNLabelContactRelationSpouse`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationSpouse)

The label for the contact’s spouse.

[`CNLabelContactRelationPartner`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationPartner)

The label for the contact’s partner.

[`CNLabelContactRelationDaughter`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationDaughter)

The label for the contact’s daughter.

[`CNLabelContactRelationSon`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationSon)

The label for the contact’s son.

[`CNLabelContactRelationChild`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationChild)

The label for the contact’s child.

[`CNLabelContactRelationFather`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationFather)

The label for the contact’s father.

[`CNLabelContactRelationMother`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationMother)

The label for the contact’s mother.

[`CNLabelContactRelationParent`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationParent)

The label for the contact’s parent.

[`CNLabelContactRelationBrother`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationBrother)

The label for the contact’s brother.

[`CNLabelContactRelationSister`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationSister)

The label for the contact’s sister.

[`CNLabelContactRelationFriend`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationFriend)

The label for the contact’s friend.

[`CNLabelContactRelationAssistant`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationAssistant)

The label for the contact’s assistant.

[`CNLabelContactRelationManager`](/documentation/Contacts/CNLabelContactRelationManager)

The label for the contact’s manager.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

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