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# action

Returns the selector of the receiver’s action method.

```
@MainActor var action: Selector? { get }
```

## Return Value

The selector of the receiver’s action method.

## See Also

  [User Interface Validation](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/UIValidation/UIValidation.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000040i)


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