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# EKParticipant

A class that represents person, group, or room invited to a calendar event.

```
class EKParticipant
```

## Overview

Do not create `EKParticipant` objects directly. Instead, use the property attendees on [`EKCalendarItem`](/documentation/EventKit/EKCalendarItem) to return an array of `EKParticipant` objects.

EventKit cannot add participants to an event nor change participant information. Use the properties in this class to get information about a participant.

A participant can be a person, group, room, or other resource.

## Topics

### Defining Participants

[`EKParticipantRole`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipantRole)

The participant’s role for an event.

[`EKParticipantType`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipantType)

The type of participant.

[`EKParticipantStatus`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipantStatus)

The participant’s attendance status for an event.

[`EKParticipantScheduleStatus`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipantScheduleStatus)

The participant’s scheduled status.

### Accessing Participant Properties

[`isCurrentUser`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipant/isCurrentUser)

A Boolean value indicating whether this participant represents the owner of this account.

[`name`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipant/name)

The participant’s name.

[`participantRole`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipant/participantRole)

The participant’s role in the event.

[`participantStatus`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipant/participantStatus)

The participant’s attendance status.

[`participantType`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipant/participantType)

The participant’s type.

[`url`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipant/url)

The URL representing this participant.

[`contactPredicate`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipant/contactPredicate)

A predicate to use with the Contacts framework to retrieve the corresponding contact instance.

### Finding Participant Address Book Records

[`abRecord(with:)`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipant/abRecord(with:))

Returns the address book record that represents the participant.

[`abPerson(in:)`](/documentation/EventKit/EKParticipant/abPerson(in:))

Returns the address book record that represents the participant.

[`ABAddressBook`](/documentation/EventKit/ABAddressBook)

A reference to an ABAddressBook object.

[`ABRecord`](/documentation/EventKit/ABRecord)

A reference to an ABRecord object or any of its derivedopaque types.


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