---
title: NSTextInput
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Protocol
path: appkit/nstextinput
---

# NSTextInput

A set of methods that text views need to implement to interact properly with the text input management system.

## Declaration

```swift
protocol NSTextInput
```

## Overview

Overview important: NSTextInput protocol is slated for deprecation. Please use the NSTextInputClient protocol instead. NSTextView and its abstract superclass NSText are the only classes included in Cocoa that implement NSTextInput. To create another text view class, you can either subclass NSTextView (and not NSText, for historical reasons), or subclass NSView and implement the NSTextInput protocol. important: Methods specific to the NSTextInput protocol are intended for dealing with text input and generally are not suitable for other purposes.

## Relationships

### Conforming Types

- [NSTextView](appkit/nstextview.md)