---
title: representedElementCategory
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nscollectionlayoutvisibleitem/representedelementcategory
---

# representedElementCategory

A category that identifies the item, such as decoration or supplementary view.

## Declaration

```swift
var representedElementCategory: NSCollectionElementCategory { get }
```

## See Also

### Identifying the item

- [name](appkit/nscollectionlayoutvisibleitem/name.md)
- [representedElementKind](appkit/nscollectionlayoutvisibleitem/representedelementkind.md)