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# setTarget(_:)

Sets the target of the receiver.

```
func setTarget(_ target: Any?)
```

## Parameters

`target`

The target of the receiver. When you select a color in the color panel `NSColorPanel` sends its action to its target, provided that neither the action nor the target is `nil`. The target is `nil` by default.

## See Also

[`NSColorPanel`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorPanel)

A standard user interface for selecting color in an app.


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