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# NSTabView.TabType

These constants specify the tab view’s type as used by the [`tabViewType`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/tabViewType) property.

```
enum TabType
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`case topTabsBezelBorder`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/TabType/topTabsBezelBorder)

The view includes tabs on the top of the view and has a bezeled border (the default).

[`case noTabsBezelBorder`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/TabType/noTabsBezelBorder)

The view does not include tabs and has a bezeled border.

[`case noTabsLineBorder`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/TabType/noTabsLineBorder)

The view does not include tabs and has a lined border.

[`case noTabsNoBorder`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/TabType/noTabsNoBorder)

The view does not include tabs and has no border.

[`case bottomTabsBezelBorder`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/TabType/bottomTabsBezelBorder)

Tabs are on the bottom of the view with a bezeled border.

[`case leftTabsBezelBorder`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/TabType/leftTabsBezelBorder)

Tabs are on the left of the view with a bezeled border.

[`case rightTabsBezelBorder`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/TabType/rightTabsBezelBorder)

Tabs are on the right of the view with a bezeled border.

### Initializers

[`init?(rawValue: UInt)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/TabType/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

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