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# DDMatchLink

An object that contains a web link that the data detection system matches.

```
class DDMatchLink
```

## Overview

The DataDetection framework returns a link match in a `DDMatchLink` object, which contains a <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/URL>.

## Topics

### Getting link information

[`URL`](/documentation/DataDetection/DDMatchLink/url)

An address for a web resource, such as a webpage or image.

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`DDMatch`](/documentation/DataDetection/DDMatch)

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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