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# viewDidLoad()

Configures the split view controller after its view loads into memory.

```
func viewDidLoad()
```

## Discussion

[`NSSplitViewController`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSplitViewController) overrides this method from its parent class, [`NSViewController`](/documentation/AppKit/NSViewController). If you override this method in a subclass, you must call `super`.

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