---
title: "predicateForContacts(matchingEmailAddress:)"
framework: contacts
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: "contacts/cncontact/predicateforcontacts(matchingemailaddress:)"
---

# predicateForContacts(matchingEmailAddress:)

Returns a predicate to find the contacts whose email address matches the specified value.

## Declaration

```swift
class func predicateForContacts(matchingEmailAddress emailAddress: String) -> NSPredicate
```

## Parameters

- `emailAddress`: The email address to be matched.

## Return Value

Return Value A predicate that you can use to fetch contacts from CNContactStore.

## See Also

### Getting Search Predicates

- [predicateForContacts(matchingName:)](contacts/cncontact/predicateforcontacts(matchingname:).md)
- [predicateForContacts(withIdentifiers:)](contacts/cncontact/predicateforcontacts(withidentifiers:).md)
- [predicateForContactsInGroup(withIdentifier:)](contacts/cncontact/predicateforcontactsingroup(withidentifier:).md)
- [predicateForContactsInContainer(withIdentifier:)](contacts/cncontact/predicateforcontactsincontainer(withidentifier:).md)
- [predicateForContacts(matching:)](contacts/cncontact/predicateforcontacts(matching:).md)