---
title: "select(_:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nspopupbuttoncell/select(_:)"
---

# select(_:)

Selects the specified menu item.

## Declaration

```swift
func select(_ item: NSMenuItem?)
```

## Parameters

- `item`: The menu item to select, or nil if you want to deselect all menu items.

## Discussion

Discussion By default, selecting or deselecting a menu item from a pop-up menu changes its state. Selecting a menu item from a pull-down menu does not automatically alter the state of the item. To disassociate the current selection from the state of menu items, set the altersStateOfSelectedItem property to false.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [altersStateOfSelectedItem](appkit/nspopupbuttoncell/altersstateofselecteditem.md)

### Dealing with selection

- [selectItem(at:)](appkit/nspopupbuttoncell/selectitem(at:).md)
- [selectItem(withTag:)](appkit/nspopupbuttoncell/selectitem(withtag:).md)
- [selectItem(withTitle:)](appkit/nspopupbuttoncell/selectitem(withtitle:).md)
- [setTitle(_:)](appkit/nspopupbuttoncell/settitle(_:).md)
- [selectedItem](appkit/nspopupbuttoncell/selecteditem.md)
- [indexOfSelectedItem](appkit/nspopupbuttoncell/indexofselecteditem.md)
- [synchronizeTitleAndSelectedItem()](appkit/nspopupbuttoncell/synchronizetitleandselecteditem().md)