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# MKPitchControl

A specialized view that displays and controls the pitch angle of the map view.

```
class MKPitchControl
```

## Overview

Use this class when you want to incorporate a standard, fixed-size pitch control into your own view hierarchy. A pitch control allows the user to change the pitch angle of its associated map view.

## Topics

### Creating a pitch control

[`init(mapView:)`](/documentation/MapKit/MKPitchControl/init(mapView:))

Creates a pitch control and associates it with the specified map view.

### Accessing the map view

[`mapView`](/documentation/MapKit/MKPitchControl/mapView)

The map view associated with this control.


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