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# AUGenericView

A view that provides a generic user interface for a Cocoa audio unit.

```
class AUGenericView
```

## Topics

### Creating a Generic View

[`init(audioUnit: AudioUnit)`](/documentation/CoreAudioKit/AUGenericView/init(audioUnit:))

Creates a generic view for an audio unit, setting all display flags.

[`init(audioUnit: AudioUnit, displayFlags: AUGenericViewDisplayFlags)`](/documentation/CoreAudioKit/AUGenericView/init(audioUnit:displayFlags:))

Initializes a generic view for an audio unit, setting specific display flags.

### Configuring a View

[`var showsExpertParameters: Bool`](/documentation/CoreAudioKit/AUGenericView/showsExpertParameters)

Indicates whether or not controls for expert audio unit parameters are displayed in the generic view.

### Accessing the Audio Unit

[`var audioUnit: AudioUnit`](/documentation/CoreAudioKit/AUGenericView/audioUnit)

The audio unit associated with the generic view.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`AUCustomViewPersistentData`](/documentation/CoreAudioKit/AUCustomViewPersistentData)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

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

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

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

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

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

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

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

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

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

### Inherits From

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

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