---
title: observation
framework: visionkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: visionkit/recognizeditem/barcode/observation
---

# observation

A representation of the barcode information.

## Declaration

```swift
var observation: VNBarcodeObservation { get }
```

## See Also

### Locating barcodes

- [bounds](visionkit/recognizeditem/barcode/bounds.md)