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# UIControl.State

Constants describing the state of a control.

```
struct State
```

## Overview

A control can have more than one state at a time. Controls can have different configurations according to their state. For example, a [`UIButton`](/documentation/UIKit/UIButton) object can display one image when it’s in its normal state and a different image when it’s highlighted.

## Topics

### Constants

[`normal`](/documentation/UIKit/UIControl/State-swift.struct/normal)

The normal, or default, state of a control where the control is enabled but neither selected nor highlighted.

[`highlighted`](/documentation/UIKit/UIControl/State-swift.struct/highlighted)

The highlighted state of a control.

[`disabled`](/documentation/UIKit/UIControl/State-swift.struct/disabled)

The disabled state of a control.

[`selected`](/documentation/UIKit/UIControl/State-swift.struct/selected)

The selected state of a control.

[`focused`](/documentation/UIKit/UIControl/State-swift.struct/focused)

The focused state of a control.

[`application`](/documentation/UIKit/UIControl/State-swift.struct/application)

Additional control-state flags available for app use.

[`reserved`](/documentation/UIKit/UIControl/State-swift.struct/reserved)

Control-state flags reserved for internal framework use.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIControl/State-swift.struct/init(rawValue:))

Creates a control state with the specified raw value.


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