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# NSApplication.ModalResponse

A set of button return values for modal dialogs.

```
struct ModalResponse
```

## Discussion

The response value that a button returns can depend on which method is used to present the dialog. See [`alertWithMessageText:defaultButton:alternateButton:otherButton:informativeTextWithFormat:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAlert/alertWithMessageText:defaultButton:alternateButton:otherButton:informativeTextWithFormat:), [`runModal()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAlert/runModal()), and [`addButton(withTitle:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAlert/addButton(withTitle:)) for examples.

## Topics

### Responses

[`OK`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/ModalResponse/OK)

The presentation or dismissal of the sheet has finished.

[`cancel`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/ModalResponse/cancel)

The presentation or dismissal of the sheet has been canceled.

[`continue`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/ModalResponse/continue)

Modal session is continuing (returned by [`runModalSession(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/runModalSession(_:)) only).

[`stop`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/ModalResponse/stop)

Modal session was broken with [`stopModal()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/stopModal()).

[`abort`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/ModalResponse/abort)

Modal session was broken with [`abortModal()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/abortModal()).

[`alertFirstButtonReturn`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/ModalResponse/alertFirstButtonReturn)

The user clicked the first (rightmost) button on the dialog or sheet.

[`alertSecondButtonReturn`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/ModalResponse/alertSecondButtonReturn)

The user clicked the second button from the right edge of the dialog or sheet.

[`alertThirdButtonReturn`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/ModalResponse/alertThirdButtonReturn)

The user clicked the third button from the right edge of the dialog or sheet.

### Deprecated Responses

[`NSRunStoppedResponse`](/documentation/AppKit/NSRunStoppedResponse)

Modal session was broken with [`stopModal()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/stopModal()).

[`NSRunAbortedResponse`](/documentation/AppKit/NSRunAbortedResponse)

Modal session was broken with [`abortModal()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/abortModal()).

[`NSRunContinuesResponse`](/documentation/AppKit/NSRunContinuesResponse)

Modal session is continuing (returned by [`runModalSession(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/runModalSession(_:)) only).

### Initializers

[`init(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/ModalResponse/init(_:))

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/ModalResponse/init(rawValue:))


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