---
title: selectedTabViewItem
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstabview/selectedtabviewitem
---

# selectedTabViewItem

The tab view item for the currently selected tab.

## Declaration

```swift
var selectedTabViewItem: NSTabViewItem? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If no item is selected, the value of this property is nil.

## See Also

### Selecting a Tab

- [selectFirstTabViewItem(_:)](appkit/nstabview/selectfirsttabviewitem(_:).md)
- [selectLastTabViewItem(_:)](appkit/nstabview/selectlasttabviewitem(_:).md)
- [selectNextTabViewItem(_:)](appkit/nstabview/selectnexttabviewitem(_:).md)
- [selectPreviousTabViewItem(_:)](appkit/nstabview/selectprevioustabviewitem(_:).md)
- [selectTabViewItem(_:)](appkit/nstabview/selecttabviewitem(_:).md)
- [selectTabViewItem(at:)](appkit/nstabview/selecttabviewitem(at:).md)
- [selectTabViewItem(withIdentifier:)](appkit/nstabview/selecttabviewitem(withidentifier:).md)
- [takeSelectedTabViewItemFromSender(_:)](appkit/nstabview/takeselectedtabviewitemfromsender(_:).md)