---
title: displayIfNeededIgnoringOpacity()
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: appkit/nsview/displayifneededignoringopacity()
---

# displayIfNeededIgnoringOpacity()

Acts as displayIfNeeded(), except that this method doesn’t back up to the first opaque ancestor—it simply causes the view and its descendants to execute their drawing code.

## Declaration

```swift
func displayIfNeededIgnoringOpacity()
```

## See Also

### Invalidating the View’s Content

- [setNeedsDisplay(_:)](appkit/nsview/setneedsdisplay(_:).md)
- [needsDisplay](appkit/nsview/needsdisplay.md)
- [display()](appkit/nsview/display().md)
- [display(_:)](appkit/nsview/display(_:).md)
- [displayIgnoringOpacity(_:)](appkit/nsview/displayignoringopacity(_:).md)
- [displayIgnoringOpacity(_:in:)](appkit/nsview/displayignoringopacity(_:in:).md)
- [displayIfNeeded()](appkit/nsview/displayifneeded().md)
- [displayIfNeeded(_:)](appkit/nsview/displayifneeded(_:).md)
- [displayIfNeededIgnoringOpacity(_:)](appkit/nsview/displayifneededignoringopacity(_:).md)
- [translateRectsNeedingDisplay(in:by:)](appkit/nsview/translaterectsneedingdisplay(in:by:).md)
- [isOpaque](appkit/nsview/isopaque.md)
- [viewWillDraw()](appkit/nsview/viewwilldraw().md)