# reservedRegions(kind:options:layoutDirectionBehavior:) Returns an array of reserved regions that match the selection options you specify. ``` func reservedRegions(kind: ReservedRegion.Kind, options: ReservedRegion.QueryOptions = [], layoutDirectionBehavior: LayoutDirectionBehavior = .mirrors) -> [ReservedRegion] ``` ## Discussion A reserved region indicates an area within a view’s coordinate space that an entity, such as the device hardware, reserves. Arrange the view’s content to account for this region. Each region describes a frame, margins, active state, and an identifier. There are two categories of reserved regions: - [`occlusion`](/documentation/SwiftUI/ReservedRegion/Kind-swift.struct/occlusion): An area where an element, such as the Dynamic Island, a camera, or window controls, occludes content. - [`division`](/documentation/SwiftUI/ReservedRegion/Kind-swift.struct/division): An area where content splits into separate regions, such as at the fold of a hinge. Read reserved regions using the [`reservedRegions(kind:options:layoutDirectionBehavior:)`](/documentation/SwiftUI/GeometryProxy/reservedRegions(kind:options:layoutDirectionBehavior:)) method, which returns all of the reserved regions that currently intersect your view regardless of whether they are currently active. In the example below, a custom [`Layout`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Layout) uses the reserved regions from a [`GeometryProxy`](/documentation/SwiftUI/GeometryProxy) instance to handle positioning its subviews away from any regions that intersect it. ```swift GeometryReader { proxy in RegionAvoidingLayout( regions: proxy.reservedRegions(kind: .occlusion) ) { ForEach(items) { item in ItemView(item) } } } ``` When you manually position your content to incorporate reserved regions, take care to consider right-to-left layout directions. Reserved regions are typically in a fixed coordinate space; the absolute location of the camera of a device doesn’t flip depending on a person’s preferred language. By default, the system mirrors the geometry of these regions automatically before it provides them to SwiftUI APIs. For example, a [`Layout`](/documentation/SwiftUI/Layout) automatically flips the geometry of the subviews you place. By mirroring the geometry of the reserved regions, your layout doesn’t need to account for the layout direction when determining whether a subview intersects the region. There may be cases when you need to make more manual adjustments for the frames of reserved regions for right-to-left layout directions. In these cases, you can provide the [`LayoutDirectionBehavior.fixed`](/documentation/SwiftUI/LayoutDirectionBehavior/fixed) value to the method and the system doesn’t mirror the frames of the regions. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)