---
title: ABSearchComparison
framework: addressbook
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: addressbook/absearchcomparison
---

# ABSearchComparison

Constants used to specify the type of comparison beingmade.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias ABSearchComparison = CFIndex
```

## Discussion

Discussion These constants are used in a call to the ABGroupCreateSearchElement(_:_:_:_:_:) or ABPersonCreateSearchElement(_:_:_:_:_:) functionto specify the type of comparison being made.

## Topics

### Constants

- [kABEqual](addressbook/kabequal.md)
- [kABNotEqual](addressbook/kabnotequal.md)
- [kABNotEqualCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabnotequalcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABLessThan](addressbook/kablessthan.md)
- [kABLessThanOrEqual](addressbook/kablessthanorequal.md)
- [kABGreaterThan](addressbook/kabgreaterthan.md)
- [kABGreaterThanOrEqual](addressbook/kabgreaterthanorequal.md)
- [kABEqualCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabequalcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABContainsSubString](addressbook/kabcontainssubstring.md)
- [kABContainsSubStringCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabcontainssubstringcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABPrefixMatch](addressbook/kabprefixmatch.md)
- [kABPrefixMatchCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabprefixmatchcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABSuffixMatch](addressbook/kabsuffixmatch.md)
- [kABSuffixMatchCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabsuffixmatchcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABBitsInBitFieldMatch](addressbook/kabbitsinbitfieldmatch.md)
- [kABDoesNotContainSubString](addressbook/kabdoesnotcontainsubstring.md)
- [kABDoesNotContainSubStringCaseInsensitive](addressbook/kabdoesnotcontainsubstringcaseinsensitive.md)
- [kABWithinIntervalAroundToday](addressbook/kabwithinintervalaroundtoday.md)
- [kABWithinIntervalAroundTodayYearless](addressbook/kabwithinintervalaroundtodayyearless.md)
- [kABNotWithinIntervalAroundToday](addressbook/kabnotwithinintervalaroundtoday.md)
- [kABNotWithinIntervalAroundTodayYearless](addressbook/kabnotwithinintervalaroundtodayyearless.md)
- [kABWithinIntervalFromToday](addressbook/kabwithinintervalfromtoday.md)
- [kABWithinIntervalFromTodayYearless](addressbook/kabwithinintervalfromtodayyearless.md)
- [kABNotWithinIntervalFromToday](addressbook/kabnotwithinintervalfromtoday.md)
- [kABNotWithinIntervalFromTodayYearless](addressbook/kabnotwithinintervalfromtodayyearless.md)

## See Also

### Constants

- [ABSearchConjunction](addressbook/absearchconjunction.md)