---
title: location
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/nsrange-swift.typealias/location
---

# location

The index of the first member of the range.

## Declaration

```swift
var location: Int
```

## Discussion

Discussion The minimum first index is 0, as in C arrays. For type compatibility with the rest of the system, the maximum value you should use for the location is LONG_MAX.

## See Also

### Accessing range properties

- [length](foundation/nsrange-swift.typealias/length.md)