---
title: NSMetadataQueryUpdateRemovedItemsKey
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: foundation/nsmetadataqueryupdateremoveditemskey
---

# NSMetadataQueryUpdateRemovedItemsKey

The key for retrieving an array of items removed from the query result. By default, this array contains NSMetadataItem objects, representing the query’s results; however, the query’s delegate can substitute these objects with instances of a different class.

## Declaration

```swift
let NSMetadataQueryUpdateRemovedItemsKey: String
```

## See Also

### Constants

- [NSMetadataQueryUpdateAddedItemsKey](foundation/nsmetadataqueryupdateaddeditemskey.md)
- [NSMetadataQueryUpdateChangedItemsKey](foundation/nsmetadataqueryupdatechangeditemskey.md)