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# selectItem(withTitle:)

Selects the item with the specified title.

```
func selectItem(withTitle title: String)
```

## Parameters

`title`

The title of the item to select. If you specify an empty string, or a string that does not match the title of a menu item, this method deselects the currently selected item.

## See Also

[`-  indexOfItemWithTitle:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPopUpButton/indexOfItem(withTitle:))

Returns the index of the item with the specified title.

[`-  addItemWithTitle:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPopUpButton/addItem(withTitle:))

Adds an item with the specified title to the end of the menu.

[`-  setTitle:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPopUpButton/setTitle(_:))

Sets the string displayed in the receiver when the user isn’t pressing the mouse button.


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