---
title: "setBordered(_:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nsform/setbordered(_:)"
---

# setBordered(_:)

Sets whether the receiver’s entries should display a border around their editable text fields.

## Declaration

```swift
func setBordered(_ flag: Bool)
```

## Parameters

- `flag`: doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true to display a border around all entries; otherwise, doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false to show no border around all entries.

## Discussion

Discussion The border is drawn as a thin line around the editable text field. An entry can have a border or a bezel, but not both.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [isBordered](appkit/nscell/isbordered.md)

### Changing the Appearance of All the Entries

- [setBezeled(_:)](appkit/nsform/setbezeled(_:).md)
- [setEntryWidth(_:)](appkit/nsform/setentrywidth(_:).md)
- [setFrameSize(_:)](appkit/nsform/setframesize(_:).md)
- [setInterlineSpacing(_:)](appkit/nsform/setinterlinespacing(_:).md)
- [setTitleAlignment(_:)](appkit/nsform/settitlealignment(_:).md)
- [setTitleBaseWritingDirection(_:)](appkit/nsform/settitlebasewritingdirection(_:).md)
- [setTextAlignment(_:)](appkit/nsform/settextalignment(_:).md)
- [setTextBaseWritingDirection(_:)](appkit/nsform/settextbasewritingdirection(_:).md)
- [setTitleFont(_:)](appkit/nsform/settitlefont(_:).md)
- [setTextFont(_:)](appkit/nsform/settextfont(_:).md)