---
title: "boundsRect(for:contentRect:in:textContainer:characterRange:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nstexttable/boundsrect(for:contentrect:in:textcontainer:characterrange:)"
---

# boundsRect(for:contentRect:in:textContainer:characterRange:)

Returns the rectangle the text table block actually occupies, including padding, borders, and margins.

## Declaration

```swift
func boundsRect(for block: NSTextTableBlock, contentRect: NSRect, in rect: NSRect, textContainer: NSTextContainer, characterRange charRange: NSRange) -> NSRect
```

## Parameters

- `block`: The text table block that wants to determine where to layout its glyphs.
- `contentRect`: The actual rectangle in which the text was laid out, as determined by doc://com.apple.appkit/documentation/AppKit/NSTextBlock/rectForLayout(at:in:textContainer:characterRange:).
- `rect`: The initial rectangle in textContainer proposed by the typesetter.
- `textContainer`: The text container being used for the layout.
- `charRange`: The range of the characters whose glyphs are to be drawn.

## Return Value

Return Value The rectangle the text table block actually occupies, including padding, borders, and margins.

## Discussion

Discussion This method is called by the text table block block after it is laid out to determine the rectangle the text table block actually occupies, including padding, borders, and margins.

## See Also

### Determining layout rectangles

- [rect(for:layoutAt:in:textContainer:characterRange:)](appkit/nstexttable/rect(for:layoutat:in:textcontainer:characterrange:).md)