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# pointOfInterestCategory

The point-of-interest category for the map item.

```
var pointOfInterestCategory: MKPointOfInterestCategory? { get set }
```

## Discussion

If the map item doesn’t correspond to a point of interest, or if the point of interest isn’t one of the known values in [`MKPointOfInterestCategory`](/documentation/MapKit/MKPointOfInterestCategory), [`pointOfInterestCategory`](/documentation/MapKit/MKMapItem/pointOfInterestCategory) is `nil`.

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