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# UINavigationItemRenameDelegate

Methods an object implements to rename a navigation item.

```
@MainActor @preconcurrency protocol UINavigationItemRenameDelegate : AnyObject
```

## Overview

A navigation item ([`UINavigationItem`](/documentation/UIKit/UINavigationItem)) uses this delegate to determine whether a person can change the navigation item’s title and to handle the rename process.

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## Topics

### Determining rename support

[`navigationItemShouldBeginRenaming(_:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UINavigationItemRenameDelegate-5j4ws/navigationItemShouldBeginRenaming(_:))

Asks the delegate whether the navigation item supports renaming.

[`navigationItem(_:shouldEndRenamingWith:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UINavigationItemRenameDelegate-5j4ws/navigationItem(_:shouldEndRenamingWith:))

Asks the delegate whether to continue or abandon the rename process.

### Handling the rename process

[`navigationItem(_:willBeginRenamingWith:selectedRange:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UINavigationItemRenameDelegate-5j4ws/navigationItem(_:willBeginRenamingWith:selectedRange:))

Tells the delegate when the rename process starts.

[`navigationItem(_:didEndRenamingWith:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UINavigationItemRenameDelegate-5j4ws/navigationItem(_:didEndRenamingWith:))

Tells the delegate when the rename process ends.


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