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# NSVisualEffectView.Material

Constants to specify the material shown by the visual effect view.

```
enum Material
```

## Topics

### Material Types

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.titlebar`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/titlebar)

The material for a window’s titlebar.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.selection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/selection)

The material used to indicate a selection.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.menu`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/menu)

The material for menus.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.popover`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/popover)

The material for the background of popover windows.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.sidebar`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/sidebar)

The material for the background of window sidebars.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.headerView`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/headerView)

The material for in-line header or footer views.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.sheet`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/sheet)

The material for the background of sheet windows.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.windowBackground`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/windowBackground)

The material for the background of opaque windows.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.hudWindow`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/hudWindow)

The material for the background of heads-up display (HUD) windows.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.fullScreenUI`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/fullScreenUI)

The material for the background of a full-screen modal interface.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.toolTip`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/toolTip)

The material for the background of a tool tip.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.contentBackground`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/contentBackground)

The material for the background of opaque content.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.underWindowBackground`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/underWindowBackground)

The material to show under a window’s background.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.underPageBackground`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/underPageBackground)

The material for the area behind the pages of a document.

### Deprecated Materials

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.appearanceBased`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/appearanceBased)

A default material for the view’s effective appearance.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.light`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/light)

A material with a light effect.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.dark`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/dark)

A material with a dark effect.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.mediumLight`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/mediumLight)

A material with a medium-light effect.

[`NSVisualEffectView.Material.ultraDark`](/documentation/AppKit/NSVisualEffectView/Material-swift.enum/ultraDark)

A material with an ultra-dark effect.


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