---
title: accessibilityApplicationFocusedUIElement()
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilityapplicationfocuseduielement()
---

# accessibilityApplicationFocusedUIElement()

Returns the child accessibility element with the current focus.

## Declaration

```swift
func accessibilityApplicationFocusedUIElement() -> Any?
```

## See Also

### Setting the focus

- [setAccessibilityApplicationFocusedUIElement(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilityapplicationfocuseduielement(_:).md)
- [isAccessibilityFocused()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/isaccessibilityfocused().md)
- [setAccessibilityFocused(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilityfocused(_:).md)
- [accessibilityFocusedWindow()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilityfocusedwindow().md)
- [setAccessibilityFocusedWindow(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilityfocusedwindow(_:).md)
- [accessibilitySharedFocusElements()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilitysharedfocuselements().md)
- [setAccessibilitySharedFocusElements(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilitysharedfocuselements(_:).md)