---
title: "willPresentEditMenu(animator:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "uikit/uitextinput/willpresenteditmenu(animator:)"
---

# willPresentEditMenu(animator:)

Tells the object when the system is about to present an edit menu with an animator.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func willPresentEditMenu(animator: any UIEditMenuInteractionAnimating)
```

## Parameters

- `animator`: The appearance animator to add animations to, so that the animations will run alongside the appearance transition.

## See Also

### Managing the edit menu

- [editMenu(for:suggestedActions:)](uikit/uitextinput/editmenu(for:suggestedactions:).md)
- [willDismissEditMenu(animator:)](uikit/uitextinput/willdismisseditmenu(animator:).md)