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# MKScaleView

A specialized view that displays the scale information for its associated map.

```
class MKScaleView
```

## Overview

Use this class when you want to incorporate a standard scale view into your own view hierarchy. A scale view displays a legend with distance information for its associated map view. As the map region changes, the scale view updates automatically to reflect any changes in scale.

## Topics

### Creating a scale view

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

Creates a scale view and associates it with the specified map view.

### Getting the scale view attributes

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

The map view that provides the scale information to the scale view.

[`scaleVisibility`](/documentation/MapKit/MKScaleView/scaleVisibility)

The visibility of the scale view.

[`legendAlignment`](/documentation/MapKit/MKScaleView/legendAlignment)

The alignment of the distance information in the scale view.

[`MKScaleView.Alignment`](/documentation/MapKit/MKScaleView/Alignment)

Constants that indicate how the framework should align measurements.


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