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# **MenuControlGroupStyle**

A control group style that presents its content as a menu when the user presses the control, or as a submenu when nested within a larger menu

![MenuControlGroupStyle - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/55/variants/99?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=800&q=80&f=webp)

### **Platform Compatibility**

iOS 16.4+ iPadOS 16.4+ macOS 13.3+ tvOS 17.0+ visionOS 1.0+

### **Tags**

### **SwiftUI Code**

[ Docs](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/controlgroupstyle/menu)

```
VStack {
    ControlGroup {
        Button("Increase", systemImage: "plus", action: action)
        Button("Decrease", systemImage: "minus", action: action)
    } label: {
        Text("Foo")
    }
    ControlGroup("Foo", systemImage: "magnifyingglass") {
        Button("Increase", systemImage: "plus", action: action)
        Button("Decrease", systemImage: "minus", action: action)
    }
    ControlGroup {
        Button("Increase", systemImage: "plus", action: action)
        Button("Decrease", systemImage: "minus", action: action)
    }
}
.controlGroupStyle(.menu)
```

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### **PaletteControlGroupStyle**

A control group style that presents its content as a palette.

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### **NavigationControlGroupStyle**

The navigation control group style

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### **CompactMenuControlGroupStyle**

A control group style that presents its content as a compact menu when the user presses the control, or as a submenu when nested within a larger menu

![ControlGroup - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/53/variants/163?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp)

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Creates a new ControlGroup with the specified children

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### **Menu Section**

A Section inside a Menu

![InlinePickerStyle - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/179/variants/574?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp)

### **InlinePickerStyle**

A PickerStyle where each option is displayed inline with other views in the current container.

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### **Slider Color**

Customizing the color of the slider

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### **Toolbar Item Visibility Priority**

Defines the visibility priority for a toolbar item.

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### **Button Sizing**

The preferred sizing behavior of buttons in the view hierarchy.

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### **Button Border Shape**

A shape used to draw a button’s border.

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### **Picker**

Creates a pickers with title, image, systemImage, and custom label.

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A control for picking multiple dates.

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