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# selectedItems

The menu items that are currently selected.

```
var selectedItems: [NSMenuItem] { get set }
```

## Discussion

An item selects when its state is [`on`](/documentation/AppKit/NSControl/StateValue/on). If the tracking mode is [`NSMenu.SelectionMode.selectOne`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenu/SelectionMode-swift.enum/selectOne) or [`NSMenu.SelectionMode.selectAny`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenu/SelectionMode-swift.enum/selectAny), the property only selects or returns menu items whose show-target action is `nil`.

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