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# Path Control

A display of a file system path or virtual path information.

## Topics

### View

[`NSPathControl`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPathControl)

A display of a file system path or virtual path information.

### Management

[`NSPathControlDelegate`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPathControlDelegate)

A set of methods that can be implemented by the delegate of a path control object to support dragging to and from the control.

### Cells

[`NSPathCell`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPathCell)

The user interface of a path control object.

[`NSPathCellDelegate`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPathCellDelegate)

A set of methods that enable the delegate of a path cell object to customize the Open panel or pop-up menu of a path whose style is set to [`NSPathControl.Style.popUp`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPathControl/Style/popUp).

[`NSPathComponentCell`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPathComponentCell)

A component of a path.

[`NSPathControlItem`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPathControlItem)


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