---
title: backgroundFilters
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsview/backgroundfilters
---

# backgroundFilters

An array of Core Image filters to apply to the view’s background.

## Declaration

```swift
var backgroundFilters: [CIFilter] { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property contains an array of CIFilter objects. This array represents the background filters stored in the backgroundFilters property of the view’s layer. If the view does not have a layer, setting the value of this property has no effect. The default value of this property is an empty array.

## See Also

### Managing Layer-Related Properties

- [alphaValue](appkit/nsview/alphavalue.md)
- [frameCenterRotation](appkit/nsview/framecenterrotation.md)
- [compositingFilter](appkit/nsview/compositingfilter.md)
- [contentFilters](appkit/nsview/contentfilters.md)
- [shadow](appkit/nsview/shadow.md)