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# makeTouchBar()

Your custom subclass of the `NSResponder` class should override this method to create and configure your subclass’s default [`NSTouchBar`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTouchBar) object.

```
func makeTouchBar() -> NSTouchBar?
```

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