---
title: layoutDirection
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: swiftui/environmentvalues/layoutdirection
---

# layoutDirection

The layout direction associated with the current environment.

## Declaration

```swift
var layoutDirection: LayoutDirection { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this value to determine or set whether the environment uses a left-to-right or right-to-left direction.

## See Also

### Setting a layout direction

- [layoutDirectionBehavior(_:)](swiftui/view/layoutdirectionbehavior(_:).md)
- [LayoutDirectionBehavior](swiftui/layoutdirectionbehavior.md)
- [LayoutDirection](swiftui/layoutdirection.md)
- [LayoutRotationUnaryLayout](swiftui/layoutrotationunarylayout.md)