---
title: preferredMenuElementOrder
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uibarbuttonitem/preferredmenuelementorder
---

# preferredMenuElementOrder

The preferred menu-element ordering strategy for the menu.

## Declaration

```swift
var preferredMenuElementOrder: UIContextMenuConfiguration.ElementOrder { get set }
```

## See Also

### Managing the context menu

- [menu](uikit/uibarbuttonitem/menu.md)