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# PHCollectionListSubtype

Major distinctions between kinds of collection list, used by the [`collectionListSubtype`](/documentation/Photos/PHCollectionList/collectionListSubtype) property and [`fetchCollectionLists(with:subtype:options:)`](/documentation/Photos/PHCollectionList/fetchCollectionLists(with:subtype:options:)), [`fetchMomentLists(with:containingMoment:options:)`](/documentation/Photos/PHCollectionList/fetchMomentLists(with:containingMoment:options:)), and [`fetchMomentLists(with:options:)`](/documentation/Photos/PHCollectionList/fetchMomentLists(with:options:)) methods.

```
enum PHCollectionListSubtype
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`case momentListCluster`](/documentation/Photos/PHCollectionListSubtype/momentListCluster)

The collection list is a moment cluster, grouping several related moments.

[`case momentListYear`](/documentation/Photos/PHCollectionListSubtype/momentListYear)

The collection list is a moment year, grouping all moments from one or more calendar years.

[`case regularFolder`](/documentation/Photos/PHCollectionListSubtype/regularFolder)

The collection list is a folder containing albums or other folders.

[`case rootFolder`](/documentation/Photos/PHCollectionListSubtype/rootFolder)

The collection list that contains the top-level user collections.

[`case smartFolderEvents`](/documentation/Photos/PHCollectionListSubtype/smartFolderEvents)

The collection list is a smart folder containing one or more Events synced from a Mac.

[`case smartFolderFaces`](/documentation/Photos/PHCollectionListSubtype/smartFolderFaces)

The collection list is a smart folder containing one or more Faces groups synced from a Mac.

[`case any`](/documentation/Photos/PHCollectionListSubtype/any)

Use this value to fetch collection lists of all possible subtypes.

### Initializers

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

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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