---
title: drawsBackground
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsdatepicker/drawsbackground
---

# drawsBackground

A Boolean value that indicates whether the date picker draws the background.

## Declaration

```swift
var drawsBackground: Bool { get set }
```

## See Also

### Configuring Date Pickers

- [isBezeled](appkit/nsdatepicker/isbezeled.md)
- [isBordered](appkit/nsdatepicker/isbordered.md)
- [backgroundColor](appkit/nsdatepicker/backgroundcolor.md)
- [textColor](appkit/nsdatepicker/textcolor.md)
- [datePickerStyle](appkit/nsdatepicker/datepickerstyle.md)
- [presentsCalendarOverlay](appkit/nsdatepicker/presentscalendaroverlay.md)
- [delegate](appkit/nsdatepicker/delegate.md)
- [datePickerElements](appkit/nsdatepicker/datepickerelements.md)
- [NSDatePicker.ElementFlags](appkit/nsdatepicker/elementflags.md)
- [NSDatePicker.Style](appkit/nsdatepicker/style.md)