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# nameOrAddress

Get the human readable name of the remote device. If the name is not present, it will return a string containing the device’s address.

```
var nameOrAddress: String! { get }
```

## Discussion

If a remote name request has been successfully completed, the device name will be returned. If not, a string containg the device address in the format of “XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX” will be returned.

## See Also

[`-  getNameOrAddress`](/documentation/IOBluetooth/IOBluetoothDevice/getNameOrAddress)

Get the human readable name of the remote device. If the name is not present, it will return a string containing the device’s address.


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