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# Return values for modal operations

Historical return values for [`runModal(for:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/runModal(for:)) and [`runModalSession(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/runModalSession(_:)).

## Discussion

The system also reserves all values below these.

## Topics

### Constants

[`var NSRunAbortedResponse: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSRunAbortedResponse)

Modal session was broken with [`abortModal()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/abortModal()).

[`var NSRunContinuesResponse: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSRunContinuesResponse)

Modal session is continuing (returned by [`runModalSession(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/runModalSession(_:)) only).

[`var NSRunStoppedResponse: Int`](/documentation/AppKit/NSRunStoppedResponse)

Modal session was broken with [`stopModal()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/stopModal()).


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