---
title: read
framework: corebluetooth
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: corebluetooth/cbcharacteristicproperties/read
---

# read

A property that indicates a peripheral can read the characteristic’s value.

## Declaration

```swift
static var read: CBCharacteristicProperties { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use the readValue(for:) method of the CBPeripheral class to read the value of a characteristic.

## See Also

### Characteristic Properties

- [broadcast](corebluetooth/cbcharacteristicproperties/broadcast.md)
- [writeWithoutResponse](corebluetooth/cbcharacteristicproperties/writewithoutresponse.md)
- [write](corebluetooth/cbcharacteristicproperties/write.md)
- [notify](corebluetooth/cbcharacteristicproperties/notify.md)
- [indicate](corebluetooth/cbcharacteristicproperties/indicate.md)
- [authenticatedSignedWrites](corebluetooth/cbcharacteristicproperties/authenticatedsignedwrites.md)
- [extendedProperties](corebluetooth/cbcharacteristicproperties/extendedproperties.md)
- [notifyEncryptionRequired](corebluetooth/cbcharacteristicproperties/notifyencryptionrequired.md)
- [indicateEncryptionRequired](corebluetooth/cbcharacteristicproperties/indicateencryptionrequired.md)