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# item(at:)

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

```
func item(at index: Int) -> NSMenuItem?
```

## Parameters

`index`

An integer index locating a menu item in a menu.

## Return Value

The found menu item (an object conforming to the NSMenuItem protocol) or `nil` if the object couldn’t be found.

## Discussion

This method raises an exception if `index` is out of bounds.

## See Also

[`index(of:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenu/index(of:))

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


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