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# NFCReaderSessionDelegate

A collection of callbacks that provide information about the status of an NFC reader session.

```
@protocol NFCReaderSessionDelegate <NSObject>
```

## Topics

### Getting the Status of a Reader Session

[`- (void) readerSession:(NFCReaderSession *) session didDetectTags:(NSArray<__kindof id<NFCTag>> *) tags;`](/documentation/CoreNFC/NFCReaderSessionDelegate/readerSession:didDetectTags:)

Provides an array of tags detected by the reader session.

[`- (void) readerSession:(NFCReaderSession *) session didInvalidateWithError:(NSError *) error;`](/documentation/CoreNFC/NFCReaderSessionDelegate/readerSession:didInvalidateWithError:)

Provides information about the error that invalidated the reader session.

[`- (void) readerSessionDidBecomeActive:(NFCReaderSession *) session;`](/documentation/CoreNFC/NFCReaderSessionDelegate/readerSessionDidBecomeActive:)

Tells you when radio-frequency polling is enabled and the reader session has become active and is scanning for tags.

## Relationships

### Inherits From

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

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