---
title: AppEntity.ValueRepresentation
framework: appintents
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: appintents/appentity/valuerepresentation
---

# AppEntity.ValueRepresentation

A type alias for IntentValueRepresentation, providing a convenient way to define transfer representations that convert between app entities and system intent values.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias ValueRepresentation = IntentValueRepresentation
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use ValueRepresentation in your entity’s transferRepresentation to enable bidirectional conversion with system types like IntentPerson, PlaceDescriptor, and other _SystemIntentValue types. Example struct ContactEntity: AppEntity, Transferable {     static var transferRepresentation: some TransferRepresentation {         ValueRepresentation(             exporting: { entity in                 IntentPerson(                     name: .displayName(entity.name),                     handle: .init(emailAddress: entity.email)                 )             },             importing: { person in                 ContactEntity(                     name: person.name.displayString,                     email: person.handle?.value ?? ""                 )             }         )     } }