---
title: "lineFragmentRect(forProposedRect:sweepDirection:movementDirection:remaining:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nstextcontainer/linefragmentrect(forproposedrect:sweepdirection:movementdirection:remaining:)"
---

# lineFragmentRect(forProposedRect:sweepDirection:movementDirection:remaining:)

Calculates and returns the longest rectangle available in the proposed rectangle for displaying text.

## Declaration

```swift
func lineFragmentRect(forProposedRect proposedRect: NSRect, sweepDirection: NSLineSweepDirection, movementDirection: NSLineMovementDirection, remaining remainingRect: NSRectPointer?) -> NSRect
```

## Parameters

- `proposedRect`: The proposed rectangle in which to layout text.
- `sweepDirection`: The line sweep direction.
- `movementDirection`: The line movement direction.
- `remainingRect`: Upon return, the unused, possibly shifted, portion of proposedRect that’s available for further text, or NSZeroRect if there is no remainder.

## Return Value

Return Value The longest rectangle available in the proposed rectangle for displaying text, or NSZeroRect if there is none according to the receiver’s region definition.

## Discussion

Discussion There is no guarantee as to the width of the proposed rectangle or to its location. For example, the proposed rectangle is likely to be much wider than the width of the receiver. The receiver should examine proposedRect to see that it intersects its bounding rectangle and should return a modified rectangle based on sweepDirection and movementDirection, whose possible values are listed in the class description. If sweepDirection is NSLineSweepRight, for example, the receiver uses this information to trim the right end of proposedRect as needed rather than the left end. If proposedRect doesn’t completely overlap the region along the axis of movementDirection and movementDirection isn’t NSLineDoesntMove, this method can either shift the rectangle in that direction as much as needed so that it does completely overlap, or return NSZeroRect to indicate that the proposed rectangle simply doesn’t fit.

## See Also

### Deprecated

- [init(containerSize:)](appkit/nstextcontainer/init(containersize:).md)
- [contains(_:)](appkit/nstextcontainer/contains(_:).md)
- [containerSize](appkit/nstextcontainer/containersize.md)