---
title: currentPreviewItem
framework: quicklook
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: quicklook/qlpreviewcontroller/currentpreviewitem
---

# currentPreviewItem

The item displaying in the Quick Look preview controller.

## Declaration

```swift
var currentPreviewItem: (any QLPreviewItem)? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If the preview controller isn’t displaying an item, this property’s value is nil.

## See Also

### Managing item previews

- [canPreview(_:)](quicklook/qlpreviewcontroller/canpreview(_:).md)
- [currentPreviewItemIndex](quicklook/qlpreviewcontroller/currentpreviewitemindex.md)
- [refreshCurrentPreviewItem()](quicklook/qlpreviewcontroller/refreshcurrentpreviewitem().md)
- [reloadData()](quicklook/qlpreviewcontroller/reloaddata().md)