---
title: allowsEmptySelection()
framework: quartz
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: quartz/qccompositionpickerview/allowsemptyselection()
---

# allowsEmptySelection()

Retrieves the empty-selection state of the composition picker view.

## Declaration

```swift
func allowsEmptySelection() -> Bool
```

## Return Value

Return Value true if an empty selection is allowed false otherwise.

## See Also

### Managing the Composition Picker View

- [setCompositionsFromRepositoryWithProtocol(_:andAttributes:)](quartz/qccompositionpickerview/setcompositionsfromrepositorywithprotocol(_:andattributes:).md)
- [compositions()](quartz/qccompositionpickerview/compositions().md)
- [setAllowsEmptySelection(_:)](quartz/qccompositionpickerview/setallowsemptyselection(_:).md)
- [setCompositionAspectRatio(_:)](quartz/qccompositionpickerview/setcompositionaspectratio(_:).md)
- [compositionAspectRatio()](quartz/qccompositionpickerview/compositionaspectratio().md)
- [setSelectedComposition(_:)](quartz/qccompositionpickerview/setselectedcomposition(_:).md)
- [selectedComposition()](quartz/qccompositionpickerview/selectedcomposition().md)