---
title: hasEditingTransaction
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstextcontentmanager/haseditingtransaction
---

# hasEditingTransaction

Indicates there’s an active editing transaction from the primary text layout manager.

## Declaration

```swift
var hasEditingTransaction: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion When this property is true, there’s an active editing transaction from the primaryTextLayoutManager. The synchronization operations to nonprimary text layout managers and the backing store block (or fail when synchronous) while this property is true. Avoid accessing the elements from a nonprimary text layout manager while this values is true. This property is KVO-compliant.

## See Also

### Performing transactions

- [performEditingTransaction(_:)](appkit/nstextcontentmanager/performeditingtransaction(_:).md)
- [recordEditAction(in:newTextRange:)](appkit/nstextcontentmanager/recordeditaction(in:newtextrange:).md)