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# UIEditMenuArrowDirection

Constants that describe the direction the arrow of the edit menu is pointing.

```
enum UIEditMenuArrowDirection
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`case automatic`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEditMenuArrowDirection/automatic)

The arrow is pointing up or down at the object of focus, based on its location in the screen, which is the default.

[`case up`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEditMenuArrowDirection/up)

The arrow is pointing up at the object of focus.

[`case down`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEditMenuArrowDirection/down)

The arrow is pointing down at the object of focus.

[`case left`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEditMenuArrowDirection/left)

The arrow is pointing left at the object of focus.

[`case right`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEditMenuArrowDirection/right)

The arrow is pointing right at the object of focus.

### Initializers

[`init?(rawValue: Int)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEditMenuArrowDirection/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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