---
title: backgroundEffect
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uitableviewrowaction/backgroundeffect
---

# backgroundEffect

The visual effect to apply to the button.

## Declaration

```swift
@NSCopying var backgroundEffect: UIVisualEffect? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Assigning a visual effect object to this property adds that effect to the background of the action button.

## See Also

### Configuring the action’s appearance

- [style](uikit/uitableviewrowaction/style-swift.property.md)
- [UITableViewRowAction.Style](uikit/uitableviewrowaction/style-swift.enum.md)
- [title](uikit/uitableviewrowaction/title.md)
- [backgroundColor](uikit/uitableviewrowaction/backgroundcolor.md)