---
title: canCollapse
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nssplitviewitem/cancollapse
---

# canCollapse

A Boolean value that determines whether a user interaction can collapse the child view controller that corresponds to the split view item.

## Declaration

```swift
var canCollapse: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The default value of this property is false.

## See Also

### Collapsing and expanding the item

- [isCollapsed](appkit/nssplitviewitem/iscollapsed.md)
- [collapseBehavior](appkit/nssplitviewitem/collapsebehavior-swift.property.md)
- [NSSplitViewItem.CollapseBehavior](appkit/nssplitviewitem/collapsebehavior-swift.enum.md)
- [isSpringLoaded](appkit/nssplitviewitem/isspringloaded.md)
- [canCollapseFromWindowResize](appkit/nssplitviewitem/cancollapsefromwindowresize.md)