---
title: kIOHIDElementCollectionTypeApplication
framework: hiddriverkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Enumeration Case
path: hiddriverkit/iohidelementcollectiontype/kiohidelementcollectiontypeapplication
---

# kIOHIDElementCollectionTypeApplication

A collection in which the child elements serve different purposes in a single device.

## Declaration

```occ
kIOHIDElementCollectionTypeApplication
```

## Discussion

Discussion A keyboard that contains an integrated pointing device might define separate application collections for the keyboard and pointing data.

## See Also

### Getting the Element Collection Types

- [kIOHIDElementCollectionTypePhysical](hiddriverkit/iohidelementcollectiontype/kiohidelementcollectiontypephysical.md)
- [kIOHIDElementCollectionTypeLogical](hiddriverkit/iohidelementcollectiontype/kiohidelementcollectiontypelogical.md)
- [kIOHIDElementCollectionTypeReport](hiddriverkit/iohidelementcollectiontype/kiohidelementcollectiontypereport.md)
- [kIOHIDElementCollectionTypeNamedArray](hiddriverkit/iohidelementcollectiontype/kiohidelementcollectiontypenamedarray.md)
- [kIOHIDElementCollectionTypeUsageSwitch](hiddriverkit/iohidelementcollectiontype/kiohidelementcollectiontypeusageswitch.md)
- [kIOHIDElementCollectionTypeUsageModifier](hiddriverkit/iohidelementcollectiontype/kiohidelementcollectiontypeusagemodifier.md)