---
title: previouslyFocusedView
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uifocusupdatecontext/previouslyfocusedview
---

# previouslyFocusedView

The view that was focused before the focus update.

## Declaration

```swift
weak var previouslyFocusedView: UIView? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If your app targets tvOS 10 and later, use previouslyFocusedItem instead. This property returns nil when no view was previously focused, such as when setting the initial focus.

## See Also

### Locating focus direction

- [nextFocusedView](uikit/uifocusupdatecontext/nextfocusedview.md)
- [focusHeading](uikit/uifocusupdatecontext/focusheading.md)
- [UIFocusHeading](uikit/uifocusheading.md)