---
title: effectiveContentHorizontalAlignment
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uicontrol/effectivecontenthorizontalalignment
---

# effectiveContentHorizontalAlignment

The horizontal alignment currently in effect for the control.

## Declaration

```swift
var effectiveContentHorizontalAlignment: UIControl.ContentHorizontalAlignment { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property always contains the value UIControl.ContentHorizontalAlignment.left or UIControl.ContentHorizontalAlignment.right, even when the actual horizontal alignment is UIControl.ContentHorizontalAlignment.leading or UIControl.ContentHorizontalAlignment.trailing.

## See Also

### Specifying content alignment

- [contentVerticalAlignment](uikit/uicontrol/contentverticalalignment-swift.property.md)
- [UIControl.ContentVerticalAlignment](uikit/uicontrol/contentverticalalignment-swift.enum.md)
- [contentHorizontalAlignment](uikit/uicontrol/contenthorizontalalignment-swift.property.md)
- [UIControl.ContentHorizontalAlignment](uikit/uicontrol/contenthorizontalalignment-swift.enum.md)