---
title: "dismissMenu(animated:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "uikit/uidocumentinteractioncontroller/dismissmenu(animated:)"
---

# dismissMenu(animated:)

Dismisses the currently active menu.

## Declaration

```swift
func dismissMenu(animated: Bool)
```

## Parameters

- `animated`: Specify doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true to animate the dismissal of the currently active menu or doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false to dismiss it immediately.

## Discussion

Discussion Use this method to dismiss a menu programmatically. The document interaction controller can also dismiss the menu automatically in response to user actions.

## See Also

### Presenting and dismissing menus

- [presentOptionsMenu(from:in:animated:)](uikit/uidocumentinteractioncontroller/presentoptionsmenu(from:in:animated:).md)
- [presentOptionsMenu(from:animated:)](uikit/uidocumentinteractioncontroller/presentoptionsmenu(from:animated:).md)
- [presentOpenInMenu(from:in:animated:)](uikit/uidocumentinteractioncontroller/presentopeninmenu(from:in:animated:).md)
- [presentOpenInMenu(from:animated:)](uikit/uidocumentinteractioncontroller/presentopeninmenu(from:animated:).md)