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# NSMagnificationGestureRecognizer

A continuous gesture recognizer that tracks a pinch gesture that magnifies content.

```
class NSMagnificationGestureRecognizer
```

## Overview

This object tracks pinch gestures on a track pad or other input device and stores the resulting magnification value for you to use in your code.

This gesture recognizer automatically sets the value of the [`delaysMagnificationEvents`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGestureRecognizer/delaysMagnificationEvents) property to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>.

## Topics

### Finding the magnification factor

[`magnification`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMagnificationGestureRecognizer/magnification)

The amount of magnification to apply.

## Relationships

### Inherits From

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

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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