---
title: defaultFocusRingType
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nsview/defaultfocusringtype
---

# defaultFocusRingType

Returns the default focus ring type.

## Declaration

```swift
class var defaultFocusRingType: NSFocusRingType { get }
```

## Return Value

Return Value The default type of focus ring for objects of the view’s class. Possible return values are listed in NSFocusRingType.

## Discussion

Discussion If the value in the focusRingType property is NSFocusRingType.default, the view can call this class method to find out what type of focus ring is the default. The view is free to ignore the default setting.

## See Also

### Drawing the Focus Ring

- [focusRingType](appkit/nsview/focusringtype.md)
- [focusRingMaskBounds](appkit/nsview/focusringmaskbounds.md)
- [drawFocusRingMask()](appkit/nsview/drawfocusringmask().md)
- [noteFocusRingMaskChanged()](appkit/nsview/notefocusringmaskchanged().md)
- [setKeyboardFocusRingNeedsDisplay(_:)](appkit/nsview/setkeyboardfocusringneedsdisplay(_:).md)