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# NSImage.LayoutDirection

Constants that describe the layout direction for the image.

```
enum LayoutDirection
```

## Topics

### Layout Directions

[`NSImageLayoutDirectionUnspecified`](/documentation/AppKit/NSImage/LayoutDirection/unspecified)

An unspecified layout direction.

[`NSImageLayoutDirectionLeftToRight`](/documentation/AppKit/NSImage/LayoutDirection/leftToRight)

A left-to-right layout direction.

[`NSImageLayoutDirectionRightToLeft`](/documentation/AppKit/NSImage/LayoutDirection/rightToLeft)

A right-to-left layout direction.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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