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# NEFilterVerdict

The abstract base class for filter verdict classes.

```
class NEFilterVerdict
```

## Overview

Filter providers use instances this class to inform the system about how to handle flows of network data.

## Topics

### Configuring report generation

[`shouldReport`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterVerdict/shouldReport)

A Boolean value that indicates whether to send a report to the control provider when processing this verdict.

## Relationships

### Inherited By

[`NEFilterNewFlowVerdict`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterNewFlowVerdict)

[`NEFilterRemediationVerdict`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterRemediationVerdict)

[`NEFilterDataVerdict`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterDataVerdict)

### Conforms To

[`NSSecureCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSecureCoding)

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

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

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

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

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

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

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

[`NSCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCopying)

### Inherits From

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

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