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# MKAddress

A class that contains a full address, and, optionally, a short address.

```
class MKAddress
```

## Discussion

MapKit capabilities, such as Search and Reverse geocoding, populate the [`MKAddress`](/documentation/MapKit/MKAddress) of a [`MKMapItem`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMapItem) with a full address, and a short address, if the framework has one.

When presenting a Place Card using an [`MKMapItemDetailViewController`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMapItemDetailViewController) or a selection accessory on an annotation you created using an [`MKMapItem`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMapItem), MapKit uses the full address provided if you create the `MKMapitem` using [`init(location:address:)`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMapItem/init(location:address:)).

## Topics

### Creating an address

[`-  initWithFullAddress:shortAddress:`](/documentation/MapKit/MKAddress/init(fullAddress:shortAddress:))

Initializes a new address with a location’s full address using a string and a short address that provides an abbreviated form of the address such as a street address.

### Getting the full and short addresses

[`fullAddress`](/documentation/MapKit/MKAddress/fullAddress)

A string that represents a place’s full address

[`shortAddress`](/documentation/MapKit/MKAddress/shortAddress)

A  string that represents the short address of a location, such as it’s street address and city.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

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