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# UIFocusItemDeferralMode

```
enum UIFocusItemDeferralMode
```

## Topics

### Enumeration Cases

[`case always`](/documentation/UIKit/UIFocusItemDeferralMode/always)

Always defer focus for this item, even if deferral is disabled right now.
This means a programmatic update to this item would result in focus
disappearing until the user interacts with the focus engine again.

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

Use the system default behavior.

[`case never`](/documentation/UIKit/UIFocusItemDeferralMode/never)

Never defer focus for this item. When a programmatic focus update
lands on this item, it will always be and appear focused even if focus
deferral is currently enabled.

### Initializers

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

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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