---
title: "accessibilitySetValue(_:forAttribute:)"
framework: objectivec
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilitysetvalue(_:forattribute:)"
---

# accessibilitySetValue(_:forAttribute:)

Sets the value of the specified attribute in the receiver to the specified value.

## Declaration

```swift
func accessibilitySetValue(_ value: Any?, forAttribute attribute: NSAccessibility.Attribute)
```

## Parameters

- `value`: The attribute value to be set.
- `attribute`: The name of the attribute. See doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AppKit/nsaccessibility constants for lists of attribute names.

## Discussion

Discussion User interface classes must implement this method if any of its attributes are settable. Subclasses should invoke the superclass’s implementation, if it exists, if attribute is not implemented in the subclass.

## See Also

### Deprecated Methods

- [accessibilityAttributeNames()](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityattributenames().md)
- [accessibilityAttributeValue(_:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityattributevalue(_:).md)
- [accessibilityAttributeValue(_:forParameter:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityattributevalue(_:forparameter:).md)
- [accessibilityActionDescription(_:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityactiondescription(_:).md)
- [accessibilityActionNames()](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityactionnames().md)
- [accessibilityArrayAttributeCount(_:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityarrayattributecount(_:).md)
- [accessibilityArrayAttributeValues(_:index:maxCount:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityarrayattributevalues(_:index:maxcount:).md)
- [accessibilityIndex(ofChild:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityindex(ofchild:).md)
- [accessibilityIsAttributeSettable(_:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityisattributesettable(_:).md)
- [accessibilityIsIgnored()](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityisignored().md)
- [accessibilityParameterizedAttributeNames()](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityparameterizedattributenames().md)
- [accessibilityPerformAction(_:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityperformaction(_:).md)
- [accessibilitySetOverrideValue(_:forAttribute:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilitysetoverridevalue(_:forattribute:).md)
- [fileManager(_:shouldProceedAfterError:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/filemanager(_:shouldproceedaftererror:).md)
- [fileManager(_:willProcessPath:)](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/filemanager(_:willprocesspath:).md)