---
title: XCTIssueReference.IssueType.system
framework: xctest
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: xctest/xctissuereference/issuetype/system
---

# XCTIssueReference.IssueType.system

A test failure due to an internal failure in the testing framework.

## Declaration

```swift
case system
```

## Discussion

Discussion This type of failure could happen if XCUIApplication was unable to launch or terminate an app, or if XCUIElementQuery was unable to complete a query.

## See Also

### Issue Types

- [XCTIssueReference.IssueType.assertionFailure](xctest/xctissuereference/issuetype/assertionfailure.md)
- [XCTIssueReference.IssueType.performanceRegression](xctest/xctissuereference/issuetype/performanceregression.md)
- [XCTIssueReference.IssueType.thrownError](xctest/xctissuereference/issuetype/thrownerror.md)
- [XCTIssueReference.IssueType.uncaughtException](xctest/xctissuereference/issuetype/uncaughtexception.md)
- [XCTIssueReference.IssueType.unmatchedExpectedFailure](xctest/xctissuereference/issuetype/unmatchedexpectedfailure.md)