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# IKImageEditPanel

The `IKImageEditPanel` class provides a panel, that is, a utility window that floats on top of document windows, optimized for image editing.

```
class IKImageEditPanel
```

## Topics

### Creating an Image Editing Panel

[`+  sharedImageEditPanel`](/documentation/Quartz/IKImageEditPanel/shared())

Creates a shared instance of an image editing panel.

### Getting the User Adjustments and Effects

[`filterArray`](/documentation/Quartz/IKImageEditPanel/filterArray)

Returns the current array of user adjustments to effects.

### Getting, Setting, and Reloading Data

[`dataSource`](/documentation/Quartz/IKImageEditPanel/dataSource)

Specifies the edit panel’s dataSource.

[`-  reloadData`](/documentation/Quartz/IKImageEditPanel/reloadData())

Reloads the data from the data associated with an image editing panel.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

### Inherits From

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

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