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# UISceneSession.Role

Constants that indicate the possible roles for a scene.

```
struct Role
```

## Topics

### Determining scene roles

[`windowApplication`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/windowApplication)

A scene that displays interactive windows on the device’s built-in display or an externally connected display.

[`windowExternalDisplay`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/windowExternalDisplay)

A scene that displays noninteractive windows on an externally connected display.

[`windowExternalDisplayNonInteractive`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/windowExternalDisplayNonInteractive)

A scene that displays noninteractive windows on an externally connected display.

[`carTemplateApplication`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/carTemplateApplication)

A scene that displays interactive content on a CarPlay-enabled vehicle screen.

[`CPTemplateApplicationDashboardSceneSessionRoleApplication`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/CPTemplateApplicationDashboardSceneSessionRoleApplication)

A scene that displays navigation content on the CarPlay Dashboard.

[`CPTemplateApplicationInstrumentClusterSceneSessionRoleApplication`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/CPTemplateApplicationInstrumentClusterSceneSessionRoleApplication)

A scene that displays navigation content on the CarPlay Instruments Cluster.

### Determining scene roles

[`windowApplication`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/windowApplication)

A scene that displays interactive windows on the device’s built-in display or an externally connected display.

[`windowExternalDisplay`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/windowExternalDisplay)

A scene that displays noninteractive windows on an externally connected display.

[`windowExternalDisplayNonInteractive`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/windowExternalDisplayNonInteractive)

A scene that displays noninteractive windows on an externally connected display.

[`windowAssistiveAccessApplication`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/windowAssistiveAccessApplication)

  <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CarPlay/CPTemplateApplicationSceneSessionRoleApplication>

  <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CarPlay/CPTemplateApplicationDashboardSceneSessionRoleApplication>

  <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CarPlay/CPTemplateApplicationInstrumentClusterSceneSessionRoleApplication>

### Creating scene roles

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/init(rawValue:))

Creates a scene role with the specified raw value.

### Type Properties

[`immersiveSpaceApplication`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/immersiveSpaceApplication)

[`windowApplicationVolumetric`](/documentation/UIKit/UISceneSession/Role-swift.struct/windowApplicationVolumetric)


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