---
title: numberOfTickMarks
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsslidercell/numberoftickmarks
---

# numberOfTickMarks

The number of tick marks associated with the slider, including the tick marks assigned to the minimum and maximum values.

## Declaration

```swift
var numberOfTickMarks: Int { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion By default, this value is 0, and no tick marks appear. The number of tick marks assigned to a slider, along with the slider’s minimum and maximum values, determines the values associated with the tick marks.

## See Also

### Managing Tick Marks

- [allowsTickMarkValuesOnly](appkit/nsslidercell/allowstickmarkvaluesonly.md)
- [closestTickMarkValue(toValue:)](appkit/nsslidercell/closesttickmarkvalue(tovalue:).md)
- [indexOfTickMark(at:)](appkit/nsslidercell/indexoftickmark(at:).md)
- [rectOfTickMark(at:)](appkit/nsslidercell/rectoftickmark(at:).md)
- [tickMarkPosition](appkit/nsslidercell/tickmarkposition.md)
- [tickMarkValue(at:)](appkit/nsslidercell/tickmarkvalue(at:).md)