---
title: creatingFixedGroup()
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: uikit/uibarbuttonitem/creatingfixedgroup()
---

# creatingFixedGroup()

Places the item in a fixed group that a person can’t move or remove from the navigation bar during layout customization.

## Declaration

```swift
func creatingFixedGroup() -> UIBarButtonItemGroup
```

## Return Value

Return Value A UIBarButtonItemGroup that contains only this bar button item.

## Discussion

Discussion A bar button item can only belong to one UIBarButtonItemGroup. If you add a bar button item to a new group, the system removes it from its previous group.

## See Also

### Creating groups

- [creatingOptionalGroup(customizationIdentifier:isInDefaultCustomization:)](uikit/uibarbuttonitem/creatingoptionalgroup(customizationidentifier:isindefaultcustomization:).md)
- [creatingMovableGroup(customizationIdentifier:)](uikit/uibarbuttonitem/creatingmovablegroup(customizationidentifier:).md)