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# menuHasKeyEquivalent(_:for:target:action:)

Invoked to allow the delegate to return the target and action for a key-down event.

```
@MainActor optional func menuHasKeyEquivalent(_ menu: NSMenu, for event: NSEvent, target: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<AnyObject?>, action: UnsafeMutablePointer<Selector?>) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

`menu`

The menu object sending the delegation message.

`event`

An [`NSEvent`](/documentation/AppKit/NSEvent) object representing a key-down event.

`target`

Return by reference the target object for the menu item that corresponds to the event. Specify `nil` to request the menu’s target.

`action`

Return by reference the action selector for the menu item that corresponds to the event.

## Return Value

If there is a valid and enabled menu item that corresponds to this key-down even, return <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> after specifying the target and action. Return <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> if there are no items with that key equivalent or if the item is disabled.

## Discussion

If the delegate doesn’t define this method, the menu is populated to find out if any items have a matching key equivalent.

## See Also

[`func performActionForItem(at: Int)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenu/performActionForItem(at:))

Causes the application to send the action message of a specified menu item to its target.

[`func performKeyEquivalent(with: NSEvent) -> Bool`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenu/performKeyEquivalent(with:))

Performs the action for the menu item that corresponds to the given key equivalent.


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