---
title: person
framework: addressbook
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: addressbook/abpersonview/person
---

# person

The contact record being displayed.

## Declaration

```swift
var person: ABPerson! { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If the value of this property is nil, the view displays a special empty-selection UI. An exception is raised if the value of this property comes from a shared instance of the address book database. To prevent this, use the addressBook method of ABAddressBook rather than the shared() method.

## See Also

### Working with Person Views

- [editing](addressbook/abpersonview/editing.md)
- [shouldShowLinkedPeople](addressbook/abpersonview/shouldshowlinkedpeople.md)