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# NSSymbolDisappearEffect

A type that makes the layers of a symbol-based image disappear separately or as a whole.

```
@interface NSSymbolDisappearEffect : NSSymbolEffect
```

## Overview

A disappear transition causes a symbol to become invisible using a scaling animation. You can choose to scale the image up or down and to animate the symbol by individual layers or as a whole.

## Topics

### Accessing symbol effects

[`disappearDownEffect`](/documentation/Symbols/NSSymbolDisappearEffect/disappearDownEffect)

An effect that scales the symbol down as it disappears.

[`disappearUpEffect`](/documentation/Symbols/NSSymbolDisappearEffect/disappearUpEffect)

An effect that scales the symbol up as it disappears.

[`effect`](/documentation/Symbols/NSSymbolDisappearEffect/effect)

An animation that makes the layers of a symbol-based image disappear separately or as a whole.

### Determining effect scope

[`effectWithByLayer`](/documentation/Symbols/NSSymbolDisappearEffect/effectWithByLayer)

An effect that makes each layer disappear separately.

[`effectWithWholeSymbol`](/documentation/Symbols/NSSymbolDisappearEffect/effectWithWholeSymbol)

An effect that makes all layers disappear simultaneously.


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