---
title: "personViewController(_:shouldPerformDefaultActionForPerson:property:identifier:)"
framework: addressbookui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "addressbookui/abpersonviewcontrollerdelegate/personviewcontroller(_:shouldperformdefaultactionforperson:property:identifier:)"
---

# personViewController(_:shouldPerformDefaultActionForPerson:property:identifier:)

Sent when the user selects a property value of the person displayed in a person view controller.

## Declaration

```swift
func personViewController(_ personViewController: ABPersonViewController, shouldPerformDefaultActionForPerson person: ABRecord, property: ABPropertyID, identifier: ABMultiValueIdentifier) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `personViewController`: The sender.
- `person`: The person personViewController is displaying.
- `property`: The property whose value the user selected.

## Return Value

Return Value true if personViewController should perform its default action. Your application may quit as a result of this action. false: if personViewController should do nothing. The delegate may perform custom action processing.