---
title: preferredArrowDirection
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uieditmenuconfiguration/preferredarrowdirection
---

# preferredArrowDirection

The preferred direction the arrow of the edit menu is pointing.

## Declaration

```swift
var preferredArrowDirection: UIEditMenuArrowDirection { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The default, UIEditMenuArrowDirection.automatic, is an arrow pointing up or down at the object of focus, based on its location in the screen.

## See Also

### Configuring the menu

- [UIEditMenuArrowDirection](uikit/uieditmenuarrowdirection.md)
- [sourcePoint](uikit/uieditmenuconfiguration/sourcepoint.md)