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

# superview

The receiver’s superview, or nil if it has none.

## Declaration

```swift
var superview: UIView? { get }
```

## See Also

### Managing the view hierarchy

- [subviews](uikit/uiview/subviews.md)
- [window](uikit/uiview/window.md)
- [addSubview(_:)](uikit/uiview/addsubview(_:).md)
- [bringSubviewToFront(_:)](uikit/uiview/bringsubviewtofront(_:).md)
- [sendSubviewToBack(_:)](uikit/uiview/sendsubviewtoback(_:).md)
- [removeFromSuperview()](uikit/uiview/removefromsuperview().md)
- [insertSubview(_:at:)](uikit/uiview/insertsubview(_:at:).md)
- [insertSubview(_:aboveSubview:)](uikit/uiview/insertsubview(_:abovesubview:).md)
- [insertSubview(_:belowSubview:)](uikit/uiview/insertsubview(_:belowsubview:).md)
- [exchangeSubview(at:withSubviewAt:)](uikit/uiview/exchangesubview(at:withsubviewat:).md)
- [isDescendant(of:)](uikit/uiview/isdescendant(of:).md)