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# AVMetadataObject.ObjectType

Constants that identify metadata object types.

```
struct ObjectType
```

## Topics

### Barcodes

[`codabar`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/codabar)

A constant that identifies the Codabar symbology.

[`code39`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/code39)

A constant that identifies the Code 39 symbology.

[`code39Mod43`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/code39Mod43)

A constant that identifies the Code 39 mod 43 symbology.

[`code93`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/code93)

A constant that identifies the Code 93 symbology.

[`code128`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/code128)

A constant that identifies the Code 128 symbology.

[`ean8`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/ean8)

A constant that identifies the EAN-8 symbology.

[`ean13`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/ean13)

A constant that identifies the EAN-13 symbology.

[`gs1DataBar`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/gs1DataBar)

A constant that identifies the GS1 DataBar symbology.

[`gs1DataBarExpanded`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/gs1DataBarExpanded)

A constant that identifies the GS1 DataBar Expanded symbology.

[`gs1DataBarLimited`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/gs1DataBarLimited)

A constant that identifies the GS1 DataBar Limited symbology.

[`interleaved2of5`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/interleaved2of5)

A constant that identifies the Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology.

[`itf14`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/itf14)

A constant that identifies the ITF14 symbology.

[`upce`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/upce)

A constant that identifies the UPC-E symbology.

### 2D codes

[`aztec`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/aztec)

A constant that identifies the Aztec symbology.

[`dataMatrix`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/dataMatrix)

A constant that identifies the DataMatrix symbology.

[`microPDF417`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/microPDF417)

A constant that identifies the Micro PDF417 symbology.

[`microQR`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/microQR)

A constant that identifies the Micro QR symbology.

[`pdf417`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/pdf417)

A constant that identifies the PDF417 symbology.

[`qr`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/qr)

A constant that identifies the QR symbology.

### Bodies

[`humanBody`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/humanBody)

A constant that identifies human body metadata.

[`humanFullBody`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/humanFullBody)

A constant that identifies human full body metadata.

[`dogHead`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/dogHead)

An identifier for an instance of a dog head object.

[`dogBody`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/dogBody)

A constant that identifies dog body metadata.

[`catHead`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/catHead)

An identifier for an instance of a cat head object.

[`catBody`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/catBody)

A constant that identifies cat body metadata.

### Faces

[`face`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/face)

A constant that identifies face metadata.

### Saliency

[`salientObject`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/salientObject)

A constant that identifies saliency metadata.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMetadataObject/ObjectType/init(rawValue:))

Creates a metadata object type with a string value.


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