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# GKTurnBasedParticipant

A participant in a turn-based match.

```
class GKTurnBasedParticipant
```

## Overview

A `GKTurnBasedParticipant` represents a player in a turn-based match that Game Center uses to store and forward match data. In your game, use participant objects to show information about opponents during gameplay.

You get `GKTurnBasedParticipant` objects from the [`participants`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedMatch/participants) property of a [`GKTurnBasedMatch`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedMatch) object that GameKit passes to [`GKTurnBasedEventListener`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedEventListener) protocol methods. If a participant represents a filled slot in the match, GameKit sets the [`player`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedParticipant/player) property and the [`status`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedParticipant/status-swift.property) accordingly. Get more information about a participant, such as the participant’s name and avatar, through the [`player`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedParticipant/player) property.

Before you end a match, you must set the [`matchOutcome`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedParticipant/matchOutcome) property for every participant in the match.

### Subclassing

You may not subclass this class.

## Topics

### Retrieving Participant Details

[`lastTurnDate`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedParticipant/lastTurnDate)

The date and time that this participant last took a turn in the game.

[`timeoutDate`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedParticipant/timeoutDate)

The date and time that the participant’s turn timed out.

[`player`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedParticipant/player)

The player object containing the participant details.

[`status`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedParticipant/status-swift.property)

The status of the participant.

[`GKTurnBasedParticipant.Status`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedParticipant/Status-swift.enum)

The state the participant is in during the match.

[`playerID`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedParticipant/playerID)

The player identifier for this participant.

### Setting Participant Outcomes

[`matchOutcome`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedParticipant/matchOutcome)

The conclusion or results of a participant in a match.

[`GKTurnBasedMatch.Outcome`](/documentation/GameKit/GKTurnBasedMatch/Outcome)

The state of a participant when they forfeit a match or when a match ends.


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