---
title: kUCTextBreakGoBackwardsMask
framework: coreservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: coreservices/kuctextbreakgobackwardsmask
---

# kUCTextBreakGoBackwardsMask

## Declaration

```swift
var kUCTextBreakGoBackwardsMask: Int { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If the corresponding bit is set, then UCFindTextBreak searches backward from the value provided in its startOffset parameter to find the next text break. If the corresponding bit is clear, then UCFindTextBreak searches forward from the startOffset value to find the next text break.