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# DismissWindowAction

An action that dismisses a window associated to a particular scene.

```
@MainActor @preconcurrency struct DismissWindowAction
```

## Overview

Use the [`dismissWindow`](/documentation/SwiftUI/EnvironmentValues/dismissWindow) environment value to get the
instance of this structure for a given [`Environment`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Environment). Then call the
instance to dismiss a window. You call the instance directly because it
defines a [`callAsFunction(id:)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/DismissWindowAction/callAsFunction(id:)) method that Swift
calls when you call the instance.

For example, you can define a button that closes an auxiliary window:

```
@main
struct MyApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView()
        }
        #if os(macOS)
        Window("Auxiliary", id: "auxiliary") {
            AuxiliaryContentView()
        }
        #endif
    }
}

struct DismissWindowButton: View {
    @Environment(\.dismissWindow) private var dismissWindow

    var body: some View {
        Button("Close Auxiliary Window") {
            dismissWindow(id: "auxiliary")
        }
    }
}
```

If the window was opened with [`pushWindow`](/documentation/SwiftUI/EnvironmentValues/pushWindow), the original
presenting will reappear when this action is performed.

## Topics

### Calling the action

[`func callAsFunction()`](/documentation/SwiftUI/DismissWindowAction/callAsFunction())

Dismisses the current window.

[`func callAsFunction(id: String)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/DismissWindowAction/callAsFunction(id:))

Dismisses the window that’s associated with the specified identifier.

[`func callAsFunction<D>(id: String, value: D)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/DismissWindowAction/callAsFunction(id:value:))

Dismisses the window defined by the window group that is presenting the
specified value type and that’s associated with the specified identifier.

[`func callAsFunction<D>(value: D)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/DismissWindowAction/callAsFunction(value:))

Dismisses the window defined by the window group that is presenting the
specified value type.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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