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# userInfo

A dictionary containing application-specific data pertaining to the receiver.

```
var userInfo: [AnyHashable : Any]? { get }
```

## Discussion

`nil` if no application-specific data exists. As an example, if a method’s return value caused the exception to be raised, the return value might be available to the exception handler through this method.

## See Also

[`-  initWithName:reason:userInfo:`](/documentation/Foundation/NSException/init(name:reason:userInfo:))

Initializes and returns a newly allocated exception object.

[`+  exceptionWithName:reason:userInfo:`](/documentation/Foundation/NSException/exceptionWithName:reason:userInfo:)

Creates and returns an exception object .


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