---
title: selectedItemIdentifier
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstoolbar/selecteditemidentifier
---

# selectedItemIdentifier

The identifier of the toolbar’s currently selected item.

## Declaration

```swift
var selectedItemIdentifier: NSToolbarItem.Identifier? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value of this property is nil if the toolbar doesn’t have a selected item.

## See Also

### Managing items on the toolbar

- [items](appkit/nstoolbar/items.md)
- [visibleItems](appkit/nstoolbar/visibleitems.md)
- [centeredItemIdentifiers](appkit/nstoolbar/centereditemidentifiers.md)
- [willAddItemNotification](appkit/nstoolbar/willadditemnotification.md)
- [didRemoveItemNotification](appkit/nstoolbar/didremoveitemnotification.md)
- [insertItem(withItemIdentifier:at:)](appkit/nstoolbar/insertitem(withitemidentifier:at:).md)
- [removeItem(at:)](appkit/nstoolbar/removeitem(at:).md)