---
title: Representation
framework: coretransferable
role: symbol
role_heading: Associated Type
path: coretransferable/transferable/representation
---

# Representation

The type of the representation used to import and export the item.

## Declaration

```swift
associatedtype Representation : TransferRepresentation
```

## Discussion

Discussion Swift infers this type from the return value of the transferRepresentation property.

## See Also

### Implementing a transfer representation

- [transferRepresentation](coretransferable/transferable/transferrepresentation.md)