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# **Navigation Container Background**

Sets the container background of the enclosing container using a view.

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### **Platform Compatibility**

iOS 17.0+ iPadOS 17.0+ macOS 14.0+ watchOS 1.0+ tvOS 17.0+ visionOS 1.0+

### **Tags**

### **SwiftUI Code**

[ Docs](<https://developer.apple.com/documentation/SwiftUI/View/containerBackground(_:for:)>)

```
NavigationStack {
            Text("Foo")
                .containerBackground(.blue.gradient, for: .navigation)
        }
```

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