---
title: updateAction
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uicollectionviewupdateitem/updateaction
---

# updateAction

The action being performed on the item.

## Declaration

```swift
var updateAction: UICollectionViewUpdateItem.Action { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion For a list of relevant action types, see UICollectionViewUpdateItem.Action.

## See Also

### Accessing the item changes

- [indexPathBeforeUpdate](uikit/uicollectionviewupdateitem/indexpathbeforeupdate.md)
- [indexPathAfterUpdate](uikit/uicollectionviewupdateitem/indexpathafterupdate.md)
- [UICollectionViewUpdateItem.Action](uikit/uicollectionviewupdateitem/action.md)