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# userInfo

The user info dictionary.

```
var userInfo: [String : Any] { get }
```

## Discussion

If the user info dictionary has not been set, this property is `nil`.

On macOS 10.8 or later, if the user info dictionary has not been set, this property returns an empty dictionary.

## See Also

[`localizedDescription`](/documentation/Foundation/NSError/localizedDescription)

A string containing the localized description of the error.


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