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# arrowDirection

The direction the arrow of the editing menu is pointing.

```
var arrowDirection: UIMenuController.ArrowDirection { get set }
```

## Discussion

You can set the direction editing-menu arrow points by assigning a [`UIMenuController.ArrowDirection`](/documentation/UIKit/UIMenuController/ArrowDirection-swift.enum) enum constant to this property. The default behavior ([`UIMenuController.ArrowDirection.default`](/documentation/UIKit/UIMenuController/ArrowDirection-swift.enum/default)) is to point up or down at the object of focus based on its location on the screen.

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