Class

# Notification

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## Description

Parent class of specific <span class="title-ref">Notification</span> types.

## Properties

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| `Badge<notification.badge>`               | `Integer</api/data_types/integer>`          | ✓         |        |
| `Body<notification.body>`                 | `String</api/data_types/string>`            | ✓         |        |
| `DeliveryDate<notification.deliverydate>` | `DateTime</api/data_types/datetime>`        | ✓         |        |
| `Handle<notification.handle>`             | `Ptr</api/data_types/additional_types/ptr>` | ✓         |        |
| `Identifier<notification.identifier>`     | `String</api/data_types/string>`            | ✓         |        |
| `Repeats<notification.repeats>`           | `Boolean</api/data_types/boolean>`          | ✓         |        |
| `Subtitle<notification.subtitle>`         | `String</api/data_types/string>`            | ✓         |        |
| `Thread<notification.thread>`             | `String</api/data_types/string>`            | ✓         |        |
| `Title<notification.title>`               | `String</api/data_types/string>`            | ✓         |        |
| `UserInfo<notification.userinfo>`         | `Dictionary</api/language/dictionary>`      | ✓         |        |

## Property descriptions

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Notification.Badge

**Badge** As `Integer</api/data_types/integer>`

> The number that appears on the app icon when the <span class="title-ref">Notification</span> is presented.
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> This property is read-only.

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Notification.Body

**Body** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The details of the <span class="title-ref">Notification</span> message.
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> This information may not be shown if the device is locked and the user has hidden message details.
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> This property is read-only.

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Notification.DeliveryDate

**DeliveryDate** As `DateTime</api/data_types/datetime>`

> When the <span class="title-ref">Notification</span> was delivered.
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> This property is read-only.

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Notification.Handle

**Handle** As `Ptr</api/data_types/additional_types/ptr>`

> A pointer to the <span class="title-ref">Notification</span> for use with declares.
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> This property is read-only.

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Notification.Identifier

**Identifier** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The UUID that uniquely identifies the <span class="title-ref">Notification</span>.
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> The UUID is created when the <span class="title-ref">Notification</span> is created.
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> This property is read-only.

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Notification.Repeats

**Repeats** As `Boolean</api/data_types/boolean>`

> If `True</api/language/true>`, the <span class="title-ref">Notification</span> will repeat.
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> The shortest interval allowed is 60 seconds.
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> This property is read-only.

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Notification.Subtitle

**Subtitle** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> A secondary line of text that appears below the title of the <span class="title-ref">Notification</span> message.
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> This information may not be shown if the device is locked and the user has hidden message details.
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> This property is read-only.

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Notification.Thread

**Thread** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> Identifies the thread to which the <span class="title-ref">Notification</span> belongs.
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> Threads are a set of characters you create which allow notifications to be grouped together in the iOS notifications user interface.
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> This property is read-only.

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Notification.Title

**Title** As `String</api/data_types/string>`

> The title of the <span class="title-ref">Notification</span> message.
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> This property is read-only.

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Notification.UserInfo

**UserInfo** As `Dictionary</api/language/dictionary>`

> Information sent along with the <span class="title-ref">Notification</span>.
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> The underlying data structure is `JSON</api/text/json/jsonitem>` format.
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> This property is read-only.

## Notes

This class is not used directly. Its subclasses (`CalendarNotification</api/user_interface/notifications/calendarnotification>`, `LocationNotification</api/user_interface/notifications/locationnotification>`, `TimeIntervalNotification</api/user_interface/notifications/timeintervalnotification>`, and `RemoteNotification</api/user_interface/notifications/remotenotification>` are all used only with events when a <span class="title-ref">Notification</span> is received.

## Compatibility

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| **Project Types**     | Mobile |
| **Operating Systems** | iOS    |

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`Object</api/data_types/additional_types/object>` parent class; `NotificationContent</api/user_interface/notifications/notificationcontent>`, `CalendarNotification</api/user_interface/notifications/calendarnotification>`, `LocationNotification</api/user_interface/notifications/locationnotification>`, `TimeIntervalNotification</api/user_interface/notifications/timeintervalnotification>`, and `RemoteNotification</api/user_interface/notifications/remotenotification>` classes.

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