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# representedObject

The object represented by the menu item.

```
var representedObject: Any? { get set }
```

## Discussion

By setting a represented object for a menu item, you make an association between the menu item and that object. The represented object functions as a more specific form of tag that allows you to associate any object, not just an arbitrary integer, with the items in a menu.

## See Also

[`tag`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenuItem/tag)

The menu item’s tag.


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