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# mode

The selection mode of the receiver.

```
var mode: NSMatrix.Mode { get set }
```

## Discussion

See [`NSMatrix.Mode`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMatrix/Mode-swift.enum) for possible values.

## See Also

[`init(frame:mode:cellClass:numberOfRows:numberOfColumns:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMatrix/init(frame:mode:cellClass:numberOfRows:numberOfColumns:))

Initializes and returns a newly allocated matrix of the specified size using cells of the given class.

[`init(frame:mode:prototype:numberOfRows:numberOfColumns:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMatrix/init(frame:mode:prototype:numberOfRows:numberOfColumns:))

Initializes and returns a newly allocated matrix of the specified size using the given cell as a prototype.


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