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# userInterfaceLayoutDirection

Configures the layout direction of menu items in the menu.

```
var userInterfaceLayoutDirection: NSUserInterfaceLayoutDirection { get set }
```

## Discussion

This property configures the layout direction (a value of type [`NSUserInterfaceLayoutDirection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSUserInterfaceLayoutDirection)) of menu items in the menu. If no layout direction is explicitly set for a menu, then the menu defaults to the layout direction specified for the application object. See [`userInterfaceLayoutDirection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/userInterfaceLayoutDirection) in [`NSApplication`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication).

## See Also

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

Specifies the directional flow of the user interface.


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