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# tokenFieldCell(_:styleForRepresentedObject:)

Allows the delegate to return the token style for editing the specified represented object.

```
@MainActor optional func tokenFieldCell(_ tokenFieldCell: NSTokenFieldCell, styleForRepresentedObject representedObject: Any) -> NSTokenField.TokenStyle
```

## Parameters

`tokenFieldCell`

The token field cell that sent the message.

`representedObject`

A represented object of the token field cell.

## Return Value

The style that should be used to display the representedObject. Possible values are shown in NSTokenStyle_Values.

## Discussion

If the delegate implements this method and returns an [`NSTokenField.TokenStyle`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTokenField/TokenStyle-swift.enum) that differs from the style set by [`tokenStyle`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTokenFieldCell/tokenStyle), the value the delegate returns is preferred.

If the delegate does not implement this method, the token field cell’s [`tokenStyle`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTokenFieldCell/tokenStyle) is used.

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