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# **Navigation Split View Container Background**

A background placement behind the content of a NavigationSplitView.

![Navigation Split View Container Background - Preview Not Available](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/173/variants/430?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=800&q=80&f=webp)

### **Platform Compatibility**

iOS 18.0+ iPadOS 18.0+ watchOS 11.0+

### **Tags**

### **SwiftUI Code**

[ Docs](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/containerbackgroundplacement/navigationsplitview)

```
NavigationSplitView {
    Text("Foo")
        .containerBackground(.thinMaterial, for: .navigation)
        .containerBackground(.blue.gradient, for: .navigationSplitView)
} detail: {
    Text("Bar")
        .containerBackground(.ultraThinMaterial, for: .navigation)
}
```

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