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# delegate

The delegate of the menu.

```
weak var delegate: (any NSMenuDelegate)? { get set }
```

## Discussion

This property indicates the delegate of the menu.

You can use the delegate to populate a menu just before it is drawn and to check for key equivalents without creating a menu item.

## See Also

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

The optional methods implemented by delegates of [`NSMenu`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenu) objects to manage menu display and handle some events.


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