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# reason

A string containing a “human-readable” reason for the receiver.

```
var reason: String? { get }
```

## See Also

[`init(name:reason:userInfo:)`](/documentation/Foundation/NSException/init(name:reason:userInfo:))

Initializes and returns a newly allocated exception object.

[`exceptionWithName:reason:userInfo:`](/documentation/Foundation/NSException/exceptionWithName:reason:userInfo:)

Creates and returns an exception object .


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