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# PHAssetCollectionType

Major distinctions between kinds of asset collections, used by the [`assetCollectionType`](/documentation/Photos/PHAssetCollection/assetCollectionType) property and the [`fetchAssetCollectionsContaining(_:with:options:)`](/documentation/Photos/PHAssetCollection/fetchAssetCollectionsContaining(_:with:options:)) and [`fetchAssetCollections(with:subtype:options:)`](/documentation/Photos/PHAssetCollection/fetchAssetCollections(with:subtype:options:)) methods.

```
enum PHAssetCollectionType
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`case album`](/documentation/Photos/PHAssetCollectionType/album)

An album in the Photos app.

[`case smartAlbum`](/documentation/Photos/PHAssetCollectionType/smartAlbum)

A smart album whose contents update dynamically.

[`case moment`](/documentation/Photos/PHAssetCollectionType/moment)

A moment in the Photos app.

### Initializers

[`init?(rawValue: Int)`](/documentation/Photos/PHAssetCollectionType/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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