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# indexOfItem(withTag:)

Returns the index of the menu item with the specified tag.

```
func indexOfItem(withTag tag: Int) -> Int
```

## Parameters

`tag`

The tag of the menu item you want.

## Return Value

The index of the item or `-1` if no item with the specified tag was found.

## Discussion

Tags are values your application assigns to an object to identify it. You can assign tags to menu items using the setTag: method of [`NSMenuItem`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenuItem).

## See Also

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

The index of the item last selected by the user.


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