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# init(textCell:pullsDown:)

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

```
init(textCell stringValue: String, pullsDown pullDown: Bool)
```

## Parameters

`stringValue`

The title of the first menu. You may specify an empty string if you do not want to add an initial menu item.

`pullDown`

<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 `NSPopUpButtonCell` object, or `nil` if the object could not be initialized.

## Discussion

This menu item is assigned the default pop-up button action that displays the menu. To set the action and target, use the setAction: and setTarget: methods of the item’s corresponding [`NSMenuItem`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenuItem) object.

This method is the designated initializer of the class.

## See Also

[`-  initWithFrame:pullsDown:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPopUpButton/init(frame:pullsDown:))

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


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