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# NSCollectionViewItem.HighlightState.forDeselection

The deselection highlight state. During interactive selection, this state is used to indicate that the item will become deselected when interactions end. After interactions end, the highlight state returns to [`NSCollectionViewItem.HighlightState.none`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCollectionViewItem/HighlightState-swift.enum/none).

```
case forDeselection
```

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