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# isEditing

A Boolean value that determines whether the table view is in editing mode.

```
var isEditing: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

When the value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the table view is in editing mode: The cells of the table might show an insertion or deletion control on the left side of each cell and a reordering control on the right side, depending on how the cell is configured. (See [`UITableViewCell`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewCell) for details.) Tapping a control causes the table view to invoke the data source method [`tableView(_:commit:forRowAt:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableViewDataSource/tableView(_:commit:forRowAt:)). The default value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

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