---
title: HMCharacteristicMetadataFormatString
framework: homekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: homekit/hmcharacteristicmetadataformatstring
---

# HMCharacteristicMetadataFormatString

Indicates that the characteristic has string values.

## Declaration

```swift
let HMCharacteristicMetadataFormatString: String
```