---
title: offset
framework: ContactProvider
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
platforms: [iOS 18.0+, iPadOS 18.0+]
path: contactprovider/contactitemsyncanchor/offset
---

# offset

An offset from the anchor’s generation marker.

## Declaration

```swift
var offset: Int
```

## Discussion

Discussion You can use the offset to track a contiguous number of contact items you’ve successfully enumerated within the database generation.

## See Also

### Inspecting sync anchor properties

- [generationMarker](contactprovider/contactitemsyncanchor/generationmarker.md)