---
title: preferredWidthForSearchField
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nssearchtoolbaritem/preferredwidthforsearchfield
---

# preferredWidthForSearchField

The preferred width for the toolbar item when it has keyboard focus.

## Declaration

```swift
var preferredWidthForSearchField: CGFloat { get set }
```

## See Also

### Configuring a search item

- [resignsFirstResponderWithCancel](appkit/nssearchtoolbaritem/resignsfirstresponderwithcancel.md)
- [searchField](appkit/nssearchtoolbaritem/searchfield.md)