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# NSWindow.SelectionDirection

Constants that specify the direction a window is currently using to change the key view.

```
enum SelectionDirection
```

## Overview

The window uses these constants for [`keyViewSelectionDirection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/keyViewSelectionDirection).

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSWindow.SelectionDirection.directSelection`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/SelectionDirection/directSelection)

The window isn’t traversing the key view loop.

[`NSWindow.SelectionDirection.selectingNext`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/SelectionDirection/selectingNext)

The window is proceeding to the next valid key view.

[`NSWindow.SelectionDirection.selectingPrevious`](/documentation/AppKit/NSWindow/SelectionDirection/selectingPrevious)

The window is proceeding to the previous valid key view.


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