---
title: buttons
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsalert/buttons
---

# buttons

The array of response buttons for the alert.

## Declaration

```swift
var buttons: [NSButton] { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The button displayed rightmost in the alert (for a left-to-right language) corresponds to the button at index 0 in this property’s array, and is considered the default button. A user can invoke this button by pressing the Return key. Any button with a title of “Cancel” has a key equivalent of Escape, and any button with the title “Don’t Save” has a key equivalent of Command-D (but only if it is not the first button). You can also assign different key equivalents for the buttons using the keyEquivalent method of the NSButton class.

## See Also

### Accessing Alert Response Buttons

- [addButton(withTitle:)](appkit/nsalert/addbutton(withtitle:).md)