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# XMLNode.Kind

`NSXMLNode` declares the following constants of type NSXMLNodeKind for specifying a node’s kind in the initializer methods [`init(kind:)`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/init(kind:)) and [`init(kind:options:)`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/init(kind:options:)):

```
enum Kind
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSXMLInvalidKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/invalid)

Indicates a node object created without a valid kind being specified (as returned by the [`kind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/kind-swift.property) method).

[`NSXMLDocumentKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/document)

Specifies a document node.

[`NSXMLElementKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/element)

Specifies an element node.

[`NSXMLAttributeKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/attribute)

Specifies an attribute node

[`NSXMLNamespaceKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/namespace)

Specifies a namespace node.

[`NSXMLProcessingInstructionKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/processingInstruction)

Specifies a processing-instruction node.

[`NSXMLCommentKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/comment)

Specifies a comment node.

[`NSXMLTextKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/text)

Specifies a text node.

[`NSXMLDTDKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/DTDKind)

Specifies a document-type declaration (DTD) node.

[`NSXMLEntityDeclarationKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/entityDeclaration)

Specifies an entity-declaration node.

[`NSXMLAttributeDeclarationKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/attributeDeclaration)

Specifies an attribute-list declaration node.

[`NSXMLElementDeclarationKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/elementDeclaration)

Specifies an element declaration node.

[`NSXMLNotationDeclarationKind`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum/notationDeclaration)

Specifies a notation declaration node.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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