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# windowWillLoad()

Sent before the window owned by the receiver is loaded.

```
func windowWillLoad()
```

## Discussion

The default implementation does nothing.

## See Also

[`class NSWindowController`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindowController)

A controller that manages a window, usually a window stored in a nib file.


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