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# fireDate

The date and time when the system should deliver the notification.

```
var fireDate: Date? { get set }
```

## Discussion

The fire date is interpreted according to the value specified in the [`timeZone`](/documentation/UIKit/UILocalNotification/timeZone) property. If the specified value is `nil` or is a date in the past, the notification is delivered immediately.

You may specify a value for this property or the [`region`](/documentation/UIKit/UILocalNotification/region) property but not both. Attempting to schedule a local notification that contains both a region and fire date raises an exception.

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