---
title: representedElementKind
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/nscollectionlayoutvisibleitem/representedelementkind
---

# representedElementKind

A string that identifies the type of item.

## Declaration

```swift
var representedElementKind: String? { get }
```

## See Also

### Identifying the item

- [name](uikit/nscollectionlayoutvisibleitem/name.md)
- [representedElementCategory](uikit/nscollectionlayoutvisibleitem/representedelementcategory.md)