---
title: incrementalSearchingShouldDimContentView
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstextfinder/incrementalsearchingshoulddimcontentview
---

# incrementalSearchingShouldDimContentView

Determines the type of incremental search feedback to be presented

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion If true, then when an incremental search begins, the findBarContainer instance’s parent contentView will be dimmed, except for the locations of the incremental matches. If false, then the incremental matches will not be highlighted automatically, but you can use incrementalMatchRanges to highlight the matches yourself. The default value is true.

## See Also

### Incremental Search Configuration

- [drawIncrementalMatchHighlight(in:)](appkit/nstextfinder/drawincrementalmatchhighlight(in:).md)
- [incrementalMatchRanges](appkit/nstextfinder/incrementalmatchranges.md)
- [isIncrementalSearchingEnabled](appkit/nstextfinder/isincrementalsearchingenabled.md)