---
title: ciImage
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uiimage/ciimage
---

# ciImage

The underlying Core Image data.

## Declaration

```swift
var ciImage: CIImage? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If the UIImage object was initialized using a CGImage, the value of the property is nil.

## See Also

### Getting the image data

- [cgImage](uikit/uiimage/cgimage.md)
- [images](uikit/uiimage/images.md)
- [imageAsset](uikit/uiimage/imageasset.md)