---
title: startIndex
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: swiftui/layoutsubviews/startindex
---

# startIndex

The index of the first subview.

## Declaration

```swift
var startIndex: Int { get }
```

## See Also

### Accessing subviews

- [subscript(_:)](swiftui/layoutsubviews/subscript(_:).md)
- [endIndex](swiftui/layoutsubviews/endindex.md)
- [LayoutSubviews.Element](swiftui/layoutsubviews/element.md)
- [LayoutSubviews.Index](swiftui/layoutsubviews/index.md)
- [LayoutSubviews.SubSequence](swiftui/layoutsubviews/subsequence.md)