---
title: AttributeScopes.FoundationAttributes.AlternateDescriptionAttribute
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Enumeration
path: foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/alternatedescriptionattribute
---

# AttributeScopes.FoundationAttributes.AlternateDescriptionAttribute

A type for using an alternative description as an attribute.

## Declaration

```swift
@frozen enum AlternateDescriptionAttribute
```

## Relationships

### Conforms To

- [AttributedStringKey](foundation/attributedstringkey.md)
- [BitwiseCopyable](swift/bitwisecopyable.md)
- [Copyable](swift/copyable.md)
- [DecodableAttributedStringKey](foundation/decodableattributedstringkey.md)
- [EncodableAttributedStringKey](foundation/encodableattributedstringkey.md)
- [SendableMetatype](swift/sendablemetatype.md)

## See Also

### Using alternative description attributes

- [alternateDescription](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/alternatedescription.md)