---
title: focusEffect
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uiview/focuseffect
---

# focusEffect

The visual effect to apply when the view becomes focused.

## Declaration

```swift
@NSCopying var focusEffect: UIFocusEffect? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If this property is nil, the system doesn’t apply an effect when the view becomes focused.

## See Also

### Working with focus

- [canBecomeFocused](uikit/uiview/canbecomefocused.md)
- [inheritedAnimationDuration](uikit/uiview/inheritedanimationduration.md)
- [isFocused](uikit/uiview/isfocused.md)
- [focusGroupIdentifier](uikit/uiview/focusgroupidentifier.md)
- [focusGroupPriority](uikit/uiview/focusgrouppriority.md)