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# init(inspectorWithViewController:)

Creates a split view item that represents an inspector for the specified view controller.

```
convenience init(inspectorWithViewController viewController: NSViewController)
```

## Discussion

In macOS 14.0 and later, inspectors use standard system default values for these properties:

- [`canCollapse`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSplitViewItem/canCollapse) is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>.
- [`minimumThickness`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSplitViewItem/minimumThickness) and [`maximumThickness`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSplitViewItem/maximumThickness)are the standard inspector size (270) and aren’t resizable by default.

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