---
title: prepareForDisplay()
framework: mapkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: mapkit/mkannotationview/preparefordisplay()
---

# prepareForDisplay()

Notifies the annotation view that the map view is about to display it.

## Declaration

```swift
func prepareForDisplay()
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this method to prepare the content of your annotation view.

## See Also

### Creating and preparing an annotation view

- [init(annotation:reuseIdentifier:)](mapkit/mkannotationview/init(annotation:reuseidentifier:).md)
- [init(coder:)](mapkit/mkannotationview/init(coder:).md)
- [prepareForReuse()](mapkit/mkannotationview/prepareforreuse().md)