# neighborsForVector:maximumCount:maximumDistance:distanceType: Retrieves a limited number of strings within a radius of a location in the vocabulary space. ``` - (NSArray *) neighborsForVector:(NSArray *) vector maximumCount:(NSUInteger) maxCount maximumDistance:(NLDistance) maxDistance distanceType:(NLDistanceType) distanceType; ``` ## Parameters `vector` A location in the vocabulary space. `maxCount` The largest number of neighboring strings that the method can return in an array. `maxDistance` The largest distance a neighbor can be from `vector`. `distanceType` A means of calculating distance that determines which formula the method uses to evaluate a neighbor’s distance from `vector`. ## Return Value An array of strings. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)