---
title: "drawBackground(in:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nstextview/drawbackground(in:)"
---

# drawBackground(in:)

Draws the background of the text view.

## Declaration

```swift
func drawBackground(in rect: NSRect)
```

## Parameters

- `rect`: The rectangle in which to draw the background.

## Discussion

Discussion Subclasses can override this method to perform additional drawing behind the text.

## See Also

### Controlling text display

- [setNeedsDisplay(_:avoidAdditionalLayout:)](appkit/nstextview/setneedsdisplay(_:avoidadditionallayout:).md)
- [shouldDrawInsertionPoint](appkit/nstextview/shoulddrawinsertionpoint.md)
- [drawInsertionPoint(in:color:turnedOn:)](appkit/nstextview/drawinsertionpoint(in:color:turnedon:).md)
- [setConstrainedFrameSize(_:)](appkit/nstextview/setconstrainedframesize(_:).md)
- [cleanUpAfterDragOperation()](appkit/nstextview/cleanupafterdragoperation().md)
- [showFindIndicator(for:)](appkit/nstextview/showfindindicator(for:).md)
- [scrollableDocumentContentTextView()](appkit/nstextview/scrollabledocumentcontenttextview().md)
- [scrollablePlainDocumentContentTextView()](appkit/nstextview/scrollableplaindocumentcontenttextview().md)
- [scrollableTextView()](appkit/nstextview/scrollabletextview().md)