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# NSCollectionView.UpdateAction

Constants indicating the type of action being performed on an item.

```
enum UpdateAction
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSCollectionView.UpdateAction.insert`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCollectionView/UpdateAction/insert)

Insert the item into the collection view.

[`NSCollectionView.UpdateAction.delete`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCollectionView/UpdateAction/delete)

Remove the action from the collection view.

[`NSCollectionView.UpdateAction.reload`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCollectionView/UpdateAction/reload)

Reload the item, which consists of deleting and then inserting the item.

[`NSCollectionView.UpdateAction.move`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCollectionView/UpdateAction/move)

Move the item from its current location to a new location.

[`NSCollectionView.UpdateAction.none`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCollectionView/UpdateAction/none)

Take no action on the item.


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