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# UIFocusItemContainer

The container responsible for providing geometric context to focus items within a given focus environment.

```
@MainActor protocol UIFocusItemContainer : NSObjectProtocol
```

## Overview

Focus item containers are used by the focus engine to find focus items for a focus environment in specific geometric regions.

## Topics

### Retrieving focus items

[`-  focusItemsInRect:`](/documentation/UIKit/UIFocusItemContainer/focusItems(in:))

Retrieves all of the focus items within this container that intersect with the provided rectangle.

[`coordinateSpace`](/documentation/UIKit/UIFocusItemContainer/coordinateSpace)

The coordinate space of the focus items contained in the focus item container.

## Relationships

### Conforming Types

[`UIControl`](/documentation/UIKit/UIControl)

[`UICollectionViewListCell`](/documentation/UIKit/UICollectionViewListCell)

[`UIScrollView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIScrollView)

[`UIEventAttributionView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIEventAttributionView)

[`UISearchBar`](/documentation/UIKit/UISearchBar)

[`UISegmentedControl`](/documentation/UIKit/UISegmentedControl)

[`UIRefreshControl`](/documentation/UIKit/UIRefreshControl)

[`UITabBar`](/documentation/UIKit/UITabBar)

[`UIInputView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIInputView)

[`UIVisualEffectView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIVisualEffectView)

[`UIPopoverBackgroundView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPopoverBackgroundView)

[`UICollectionViewCell`](/documentation/UIKit/UICollectionViewCell)

[`UIStandardTextCursorView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIStandardTextCursorView)

[`UICollectionReusableView`](/documentation/UIKit/UICollectionReusableView)

[`UIContentUnavailableView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIContentUnavailableView)

[`UIWindow`](/documentation/UIKit/UIWindow)

[`UIImageView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIImageView)

[`UIPickerView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPickerView)

[`UIPasteControl`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPasteControl)

[`UITextField`](/documentation/UIKit/UITextField)

[`UITableViewHeaderFooterView`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewHeaderFooterView)

[`UIStackView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIStackView)

[`UICollectionView`](/documentation/UIKit/UICollectionView)

[`UIActionSheet`](/documentation/UIKit/UIActionSheet)

[`UICalendarView`](/documentation/UIKit/UICalendarView)

[`UIAlertView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIAlertView)

[`UIListContentView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIListContentView)

[`UITextView`](/documentation/UIKit/UITextView)

[`UIBackgroundExtensionView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIBackgroundExtensionView)

[`UIToolbar`](/documentation/UIKit/UIToolbar)

[`UIActivityIndicatorView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIActivityIndicatorView)

[`UIColorWell`](/documentation/UIKit/UIColorWell)

[`UINavigationBar`](/documentation/UIKit/UINavigationBar)

[`UIPageControl`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPageControl)

[`UIButton`](/documentation/UIKit/UIButton)

[`UIView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIView)

[`UITableView`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableView)

[`UIProgressView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIProgressView)

[`UIStepper`](/documentation/UIKit/UIStepper)

[`UIDatePicker`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDatePicker)

[`UITableViewCell`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewCell)

[`UISwitch`](/documentation/UIKit/UISwitch)

[`UISearchTextField`](/documentation/UIKit/UISearchTextField)

[`UISlider`](/documentation/UIKit/UISlider)

[`UIWebView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIWebView)

[`UILabel`](/documentation/UIKit/UILabel)

### Inherits From

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

### Inherited By

[`UIFocusItemScrollableContainer`](/documentation/UIKit/UIFocusItemScrollableContainer)

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