---
title: "convertFromBacking(_:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nsview/convertfrombacking(_:)-2njpa"
---

# convertFromBacking(_:)

Converts a rectangle from its pixel aligned backing store coordinate system to the view’s interior coordinate system.

## Declaration

```swift
func convertFromBacking(_ rect: NSRect) -> NSRect
```

## Parameters

- `rect`: The rectangle in the pixel backing store coordinate system.

## Return Value

Return Value A rectangle in the view’s interior coordinate system.

## See Also

### Converting Coordinate Values

- [backingAlignedRect(_:options:)](appkit/nsview/backingalignedrect(_:options:).md)
- [convertFromBacking(_:)](appkit/nsview/convertfrombacking(_:)-229ps.md)
- [convertToBacking(_:)](appkit/nsview/converttobacking(_:)-2xx45.md)
- [convertFromLayer(_:)](appkit/nsview/convertfromlayer(_:)-3nsbu.md)
- [convertToLayer(_:)](appkit/nsview/converttolayer(_:)-44u7d.md)
- [convertToBacking(_:)](appkit/nsview/converttobacking(_:)-3zors.md)
- [convertFromLayer(_:)](appkit/nsview/convertfromlayer(_:)-8s5bi.md)
- [convertToLayer(_:)](appkit/nsview/converttolayer(_:)-160pw.md)
- [convertFromBacking(_:)](appkit/nsview/convertfrombacking(_:)-4agf9.md)
- [convertToBacking(_:)](appkit/nsview/converttobacking(_:)-4ra9y.md)
- [convertFromLayer(_:)](appkit/nsview/convertfromlayer(_:)-3usqp.md)
- [convertToLayer(_:)](appkit/nsview/converttolayer(_:)-2vozx.md)
- [convert(_:from:)](appkit/nsview/convert(_:from:)-1dq9l.md)
- [convert(_:to:)](appkit/nsview/convert(_:to:)-6u9ir.md)
- [convert(_:from:)](appkit/nsview/convert(_:from:)-40x0w.md)