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# EKParticipantRole

The participant’s role for an event.

```
enum EKParticipantRole
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`EKParticipantRoleUnknown`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipantRole/unknown)

The participant’s role is unknown.

[`EKParticipantRoleRequired`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipantRole/required)

The participant’s attendance is required.

[`EKParticipantRoleOptional`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipantRole/optional)

The participant’s attendance is optional.

[`EKParticipantRoleChair`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipantRole/chair)

The participant is the chair of the event.

[`EKParticipantRoleNonParticipant`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipantRole/nonParticipant)

The participant does not have an active role in the event.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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