---
title: kAEDontRecord
framework: coreservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: coreservices/kaedontrecord
---

# kAEDontRecord

## Declaration

```swift
var kAEDontRecord: Int { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The recording preference—your application is sending an event to itself but does not want the event recorded. When Apple event recording is on, the Apple Event Manager records a copy of every event your application sends to itself except for those events for which this flag is set.