---
title: initialValues
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsuserdefaultscontroller/initialvalues
---

# initialValues

Returns a dictionary containing the receiver’s initial default values.

## Declaration

```swift
var initialValues: [String : Any]? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion These values are used when is no value found for the bound property in defaults. This property is observable using key-value observing.

## See Also

### Managing user defaults values

- [defaults](appkit/nsuserdefaultscontroller/defaults.md)
- [hasUnappliedChanges](appkit/nsuserdefaultscontroller/hasunappliedchanges.md)
- [appliesImmediately](appkit/nsuserdefaultscontroller/appliesimmediately.md)
- [values](appkit/nsuserdefaultscontroller/values.md)
- [revert(_:)](appkit/nsuserdefaultscontroller/revert(_:).md)
- [revertToInitialValues(_:)](appkit/nsuserdefaultscontroller/reverttoinitialvalues(_:).md)
- [save(_:)](appkit/nsuserdefaultscontroller/save(_:).md)