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# UIUserNotificationType

Constants indicating how the app alerts the user when a local or push notification arrives.

```
struct UIUserNotificationType
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`UIUserNotificationTypeNone`](/documentation/UIKit/UIUserNotificationType/UIUserNotificationTypeNone)

The app does not present any UI upon receiving a notification.

[`badge`](/documentation/UIKit/UIUserNotificationType/badge)

The app badges its icon.

[`sound`](/documentation/UIKit/UIUserNotificationType/sound)

The app plays a sound.

[`alert`](/documentation/UIKit/UIUserNotificationType/alert)

The app posts an alert.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIUserNotificationType/init(rawValue:))

Creates a notification type with the specified raw value.


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