---
title: "topCandidates(_:)"
framework: vision
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "vision/recognizedtextobservation/topcandidates(_:)"
---

# topCandidates(_:)

Requests the top candidates for a recognized text string.

## Declaration

```swift
func topCandidates(_ maxCandidateCount: Int) -> [RecognizedText]
```

## Parameters

- `maxCandidateCount`: The maximum number of candidates to return, up to 10.

## See Also

### Getting the recognized text

- [RecognizedText](vision/recognizedtext.md)