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# representedElementKind

The layout-specific identifier for the target view.

```
var representedElementKind: String? { get }
```

## Discussion

You can use the value in this property to identify the specific purpose of the supplementary or decoration view associated with the attributes. This property is `nil` if the [`representedElementCategory`](/documentation/UIKit/UICollectionViewLayoutAttributes/representedElementCategory) property contains the value [`UICollectionView.ElementCategory.cell`](/documentation/UIKit/UICollectionView/ElementCategory/cell).

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