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# NSFileProviderSearchEnumerationObserver

A protocol that defines a type that receives enumerations of search results from your extension.

```
protocol NSFileProviderSearchEnumerationObserver : NSObjectProtocol
```

## Topics

### Specifying search behavior

### Providing search results

[`didEnumerate(_:)`](/documentation/FileProvider/NSFileProviderSearchEnumerationObserver/didEnumerate(_:))

Delivers an array of search results to the observer.

[`NSFileProviderSearchResult`](/documentation/FileProvider/NSFileProviderSearchResult)

A protocol that defines properties of a search result.

### Ending enumeration

[`finishEnumerating(upTo:)`](/documentation/FileProvider/NSFileProviderSearchEnumerationObserver/finishEnumerating(upTo:))

Finish enumerating a page of results, and optionally provide a location within the results to continue the enumeration.

[`finishEnumeratingWithError(_:)`](/documentation/FileProvider/NSFileProviderSearchEnumerationObserver/finishEnumeratingWithError(_:))

Finishes a search enumeration by sending an error to the framework.


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