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# selectItem(at:)

Selects the item in the menu at the specified index.

```
func selectItem(at index: Int)
```

## Parameters

`index`

The index of the item you want to select, or `-1` you want to deselect all menu items.

## See Also

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

The index of the item that was last selected by the user.


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