---
title: shouldDrawInsertionPoint
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstextview/shoulddrawinsertionpoint
---

# shouldDrawInsertionPoint

A Boolean value that determines whether the receiver should draw its insertion point.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion true if the receiver should draw its insertion point, false otherwise.

## See Also

### Controlling text display

- [setNeedsDisplay(_:avoidAdditionalLayout:)](appkit/nstextview/setneedsdisplay(_:avoidadditionallayout:).md)
- [drawInsertionPoint(in:color:turnedOn:)](appkit/nstextview/drawinsertionpoint(in:color:turnedon:).md)
- [drawBackground(in:)](appkit/nstextview/drawbackground(in:).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)