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# position(for:)

Asks the delegate for the position of the specified bar in its new window.

```
optional func position(for bar: any UIBarPositioning) -> UIBarPosition
```

## Parameters

`bar`

The bar that was added to the window.

## Return Value

The position of the bar.

## Discussion

If your interface has a custom bar with a delegate, that delegate can implement this method and use it to specify the position of the bar that has been added to a window.

Delegates for the [`UINavigationBar`](/documentation/UIKit/UINavigationBar) and [`UISearchBar`](/documentation/UIKit/UISearchBar) classes return the value [`UIBarPosition.top`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBarPosition/top) by default. The delegate of the [`UIToolbar`](/documentation/UIKit/UIToolbar) class returns the value [`UIBarPosition.bottom`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBarPosition/bottom) by default.

## See Also

[`protocol UIBarPositioning`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBarPositioning)

A set of methods for defining the positioning of bars in iOS apps.


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