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# NSWindow.AnimationBehavior

Constants that control the automatic window animation behavior windows use when ordering to the front or out of view.

```
enum AnimationBehavior
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSWindow.AnimationBehavior.default`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/AnimationBehavior-swift.enum/default)

The automatic animation that’s appropriate to the window type. This is the default.

[`NSWindow.AnimationBehavior.none`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/AnimationBehavior-swift.enum/none)

No automatic animation used. This may be useful when you perform your own window animation.

[`NSWindow.AnimationBehavior.documentWindow`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/AnimationBehavior-swift.enum/documentWindow)

The animation behavior that’s appropriate to the document window style.

[`NSWindow.AnimationBehavior.utilityWindow`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/AnimationBehavior-swift.enum/utilityWindow)

The animation behavior that’s appropriate to the utility window style.

[`NSWindow.AnimationBehavior.alertPanel`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/AnimationBehavior-swift.enum/alertPanel)

The animation behavior that’s appropriate to the alert window style.


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