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# tableView(_:isGroupRow:)

Returns whether the specified row is a group row.

```
@MainActor optional func tableView(_ tableView: NSTableView, isGroupRow row: Int) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

`tableView`

The table view that sent the message.

`row`

The row index.

## Return Value

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the specified row should have the group row style drawn, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> otherwise.

## Discussion

If the cell in `row` is an [`NSTextFieldCell`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFieldCell) object and contains only a string, the group row style attributes are automatically applied to the cell.

Group rows in [`NSView`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView)-based table views can be made to visually “float” by setting the table view method [`floatsGroupRows`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTableView/floatsGroupRows) to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>.

> Note:
> When configured as a source list style table view, rows identified as group rows draw with a specific style unique to source lists.

## See Also

[`floatsGroupRows`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTableView/floatsGroupRows)

A Boolean value indicating whether the table view draws grouped rows as if they are floating.


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