---
title: isFieldEditor
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstext/isfieldeditor
---

# isFieldEditor

A Boolean that controls whether the receiver interprets Tab, Shift-Tab, and Return (Enter) as cues to end editing and possibly to change the first responder.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion If flag is true, the receiver interprets Tab, Shift-Tab, and Return (Enter) as cues to end editing and possibly to change the first responder; if flag is false, it doesn’t, instead accepting these characters as text input. See the NSWindow class specification for more information on field editors. By default, NSText objects don’t behave as field editors.

## See Also

### Setting behavioral attributes

- [isEditable](appkit/nstext/iseditable.md)
- [isSelectable](appkit/nstext/isselectable.md)
- [isRichText](appkit/nstext/isrichtext.md)
- [importsGraphics](appkit/nstext/importsgraphics.md)