---
title: "localizedName(forTIFFCompressionType:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: "appkit/nsbitmapimagerep/localizedname(fortiffcompressiontype:)"
---

# localizedName(forTIFFCompressionType:)

Returns an autoreleased string containing the localized name for the specified compression type.

## Declaration

```swift
class func localizedName(forTIFFCompressionType compression: NSBitmapImageRep.TIFFCompression) -> String?
```

## Parameters

- `compression`: A TIFF compression type. For more information, see the constants in doc://com.apple.appkit/documentation/AppKit/NSBitmapImageRep/TIFFCompression.

## Return Value

Return Value A localized name for compression or nil if compression is unrecognized.

## Discussion

Discussion When implementing a user interface for selecting TIFF compression types, use getTIFFCompressionTypes(_:count:) to get the list of supported compression types, then use this method to get the localized names for each compression type.

## See Also

### Managing Compression Types

- [getTIFFCompressionTypes(_:count:)](appkit/nsbitmapimagerep/gettiffcompressiontypes(_:count:).md)
- [canBeCompressed(using:)](appkit/nsbitmapimagerep/canbecompressed(using:).md)
- [setCompression(_:factor:)](appkit/nsbitmapimagerep/setcompression(_:factor:).md)
- [getCompression(_:factor:)](appkit/nsbitmapimagerep/getcompression(_:factor:).md)
- [setProperty(_:withValue:)](appkit/nsbitmapimagerep/setproperty(_:withvalue:).md)
- [value(forProperty:)](appkit/nsbitmapimagerep/value(forproperty:).md)
- [NSBitmapImageRep.TIFFCompression](appkit/nsbitmapimagerep/tiffcompression.md)
- [NSBitmapImageRep.PropertyKey](appkit/nsbitmapimagerep/propertykey.md)