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# NSGroupTouchBarItem

A bar item that provides a bar to contain other items.

```
class NSGroupTouchBarItem
```

## Topics

### Creating a group

[`+  groupItemWithIdentifier:items:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGroupTouchBarItem/init(identifier:items:))

Initializes and returns a group item whose bar is constructed from the supplied items.

[`+  groupItemWithIdentifier:items:allowedCompressionOptions:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGroupTouchBarItem/init(identifier:items:allowedCompressionOptions:))

Initializes and returns a group item whose bar is constructed from the supplied items, and with the specified compression options.

[`+  alertStyleGroupItemWithIdentifier:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGroupTouchBarItem/init(alertStyleWithIdentifier:))

Initializes and returns a group item configured to match system alerts.

### Configuring groups

[`groupTouchBar`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGroupTouchBarItem/groupTouchBar)

A bar that holds this group’s items.

[`groupUserInterfaceLayoutDirection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGroupTouchBarItem/groupUserInterfaceLayoutDirection)

The user interface direction that controls the layout order of the items.

### Configuring item width

[`prefersEqualWidths`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGroupTouchBarItem/prefersEqualWidths)

A Boolean value that specifies that items should have equal widths when possible.

[`preferredItemWidth`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGroupTouchBarItem/preferredItemWidth)

The preferred width for items in the group.

### Configuring item compression

[`effectiveCompressionOptions`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGroupTouchBarItem/effectiveCompressionOptions)

The compression options that are currently active on the group.

[`prioritizedCompressionOptions`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGroupTouchBarItem/prioritizedCompressionOptions)

The allowed compression options, in the order they should be applied.

### Configuring bar customization

[`customizationLabel`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGroupTouchBarItem/customizationLabel)

The user-visible string identifying this item during bar customization.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

### Inherits From

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

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