---
title: mode
framework: alarmkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.property
---

# mode

The specific state of the alarm, either alerting, countdown, or paused.

## Declaration

```swift
var mode: AlarmPresentationState.Mode
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use mode to determine which mode the alarm is in, so that a widget extension can produce the appropriate UI.

## See Also

### Creating an alarm state

- [init(alarmID:mode:)](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/init(alarmid:mode:).md)
- [alarmID](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/alarmid.md)
- [AlarmPresentationState.Mode](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum.md)