---
title: UIVerticalBarCompressionBehavior.prefersBarItems
framework: UIKit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
platforms: [iOS 27.1+, iPadOS 27.1+]
path: uikit/uiverticalbarcompressionbehavior/prefersbaritems
---

# UIVerticalBarCompressionBehavior.prefersBarItems

A compression behavior that prefers keeping bar items visible.

## Declaration

```swift
case prefersBarItems
```

## Discussion

Discussion The tab bar will compress before bar items when space is constrained.

## See Also

### Specifying a compression behavior

- [UIVerticalBarCompressionBehavior.automatic](uikit/uiverticalbarcompressionbehavior/automatic.md)
- [UIVerticalBarCompressionBehavior.prefersTabBar](uikit/uiverticalbarcompressionbehavior/preferstabbar.md)