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# init(frame:pullsDown:)

Returns an `NSPopUpButton` object initialized to the specified dimensions.

```
init(frame buttonFrame: NSRect, pullsDown flag: Bool)
```

## Parameters

`buttonFrame`

The frame rectangle for the button, specified in the parent view’s coordinate system.

`flag`

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if you want the receiver to display a pull-down menu; otherwise, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> if you want it to display a pop-up menu.

## Return Value

An initialized `NSPopUpButton` object, or `nil` if the object could not be initialized.

## See Also

[`-  initTextCell:pullsDown:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPopUpButtonCell/init(textCell:pullsDown:))

Returns an `NSPopUpButtonCell` object initialized with the specified title.

[`pullsDown`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPopUpButton/pullsDown)

A Boolean value indicating whether the button displays a pull-down or pop-up menu.


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