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# index(of:)

Returns the index identifying the location of a specified menu item in the menu.

```
func index(of item: NSMenuItem) -> Int
```

## Parameters

`item`

A menu item—that is an object conforming to the NSMenuItem protocol.

## Return Value

The integer index of the menu item or, if no such menu item is in the menu, –1.

## See Also

[`item(at:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenu/item(at:))

Returns the menu item at a specific location of the menu.

[`insertItem(_:at:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenu/insertItem(_:at:))

Inserts a menu item into the menu at a specific location.


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