---
title: frame
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nslayoutguide/frame
---

# frame

The layout guide’s frame in its owning view’s coordinate system.

## Declaration

```swift
var frame: NSRect { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The layout guide defines a rectangular space in its owning view’s coordinate system. This property contains a valid CGRect value by the time its owning view’s layout() method is called.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [layout()](appkit/nsview/layout().md)

### Working With Layout Guides

- [identifier](appkit/nslayoutguide/identifier.md)
- [owningView](appkit/nslayoutguide/owningview.md)