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# isActive

A flag that indicates whether coaching is in progress.

```
var isActive: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

If [`activatesAutomatically`](/documentation/ARKit/ARCoachingOverlayView/activatesAutomatically) is enabled, this flag tells you whether coaching is in progress. Assign a [`delegate`](/documentation/ARKit/ARCoachingOverlayView/delegate) to coordinate your actions with the coaching overlay and allow [`coachingOverlayViewWillActivate(_:)`](/documentation/ARKit/ARCoachingOverlayViewDelegate/coachingOverlayViewWillActivate(_:)) to notify you when the coaching overlay is active.

When the coaching overlay is deactivating, [`isActive`](/documentation/ARKit/ARCoachingOverlayView/isActive) is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>. If the `animated` property of [`setActive(_:animated:)`](/documentation/ARKit/ARCoachingOverlayView/setActive(_:animated:)) is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, [`isActive`](/documentation/ARKit/ARCoachingOverlayView/isActive) and <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/UIKit/UIView/isHidden> are <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> while the coaching overlay is fading out. When the coaching overlay is deactivated without animation, or when the animation finishes, ARKit notifies you by calling [`coachingOverlayViewDidDeactivate(_:)`](/documentation/ARKit/ARCoachingOverlayViewDelegate/coachingOverlayViewDidDeactivate(_:)).

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