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# runModal()

Displays the panel and begins its event loop with the current working (or last-selected) directory as the default starting point.

```
func runModal() -> NSApplication.ModalResponse
```

## Return Value

`NSFileHandlingPanelOKButton` (if the user clicks the OK button) or `NSFileHandlingPanelCancelButton` (if the user clicks the Cancel button).

## Discussion

This method invokes `NSApplication`’s [`runModal(for:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/runModal(for:)) method with `self` as the argument.

## See Also

[`runModal(for:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/runModal(for:))

Starts a modal event loop for the specified window.


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