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# Message Argument Formatters

Manage the privacy and presentation of the message’s interpolated values using type-aware formatters.

## Topics

### Privacy Options

[`struct OSLogPrivacy`](/documentation/os/OSLogPrivacy)

The privacy options that determine when to redact or display values in log messages.

### Value Formatters

[`enum OSLogBoolFormat`](/documentation/os/OSLogBoolFormat)

The formatting options for Boolean values.

[`struct OSLogIntegerFormatting`](/documentation/os/OSLogIntegerFormatting)

The formatting options for integer values.

[`enum OSLogInt32ExtendedFormat`](/documentation/os/OSLogInt32ExtendedFormat)

The formatting options for 32-bit integer values.

[`struct OSLogFloatFormatting`](/documentation/os/OSLogFloatFormatting)

The formatting options for double and floating-point numbers.

[`enum OSLogPointerFormat`](/documentation/os/OSLogPointerFormat)

The formatting options for pointer data.

### Value Interpolation

[`struct OSLogInterpolation`](/documentation/os/OSLogInterpolation)

A container for the elements of a log message.

[`enum OSLogIntExtendedFormat`](/documentation/os/OSLogIntExtendedFormat)

Options for expanding bit rate information stored as an int during logging.

### String Alignment

[`struct OSLogStringAlignment`](/documentation/os/OSLogStringAlignment)

The alignment options for interpolated strings.


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