---
title: splitViewControllerLayoutEnvironment
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uitraitcollection/splitviewcontrollerlayoutenvironment
---

# splitViewControllerLayoutEnvironment

The split view controller layout environment represents whether an ancestor split view controller is expanded or collapsed.

## Declaration

```swift
var splitViewControllerLayoutEnvironment: UISplitViewController.LayoutEnvironment { get }
```

## See Also

### Retrieving layout environment traits

- [listEnvironment](uikit/uitraitcollection/listenvironment.md)
- [UIListEnvironment](uikit/uilistenvironment.md)
- [UISplitViewController.LayoutEnvironment](uikit/uisplitviewcontroller/layoutenvironment.md)
- [tabAccessoryEnvironment](uikit/uitraitcollection/tabaccessoryenvironment.md)
- [UITabAccessory.Environment](uikit/uitabaccessory/environment.md)