---
title: "browser(_:typeSelectStringForRow:inColumn:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nsbrowserdelegate/browser(_:typeselectstringforrow:incolumn:)"
---

# browser(_:typeSelectStringForRow:inColumn:)

Sent to the delegate to get the keyboard-based selection (type select) string for the specified row and column.

## Declaration

```swift
@MainActor optional func browser(_ browser: NSBrowser, typeSelectStringForRow row: Int, inColumn column: Int) -> String?
```

## Parameters

- `browser`: The browser.
- `row`: The row index.
- `column`: The column index.

## Return Value

Return Value The keyboard-based selection string.

## Discussion

Discussion Returning the empty string or nil (for example, when the cell does not contain text) specifies that the [``column, row``] cell has no text to search. If the delegate does not implement this method, all cells with text are searched, and the browser determines the keyboard-based selection text by sending stringValue to the cell specified by column and row.

## See Also

### Managing Selection Behavior

- [browser(_:shouldTypeSelectFor:withCurrentSearch:)](appkit/nsbrowserdelegate/browser(_:shouldtypeselectfor:withcurrentsearch:).md)
- [browser(_:nextTypeSelectMatchFromRow:toRow:inColumn:for:)](appkit/nsbrowserdelegate/browser(_:nexttypeselectmatchfromrow:torow:incolumn:for:).md)