---
title: Deprecated Symbols
framework: foundation
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: foundation/deprecated-symbols
---

# Deprecated Symbols

Migrate your code away from using these symbols.

## Topics

### Deprecated Initializers

- [init(path:documentAttributes:)](foundation/nsattributedstring/init(path:documentattributes:).md)
- [init(URL:documentAttributes:)](foundation/nsattributedstring/init(url:documentattributes:).md)
- [init(fileURL:options:documentAttributes:)](foundation/nsattributedstring/init(fileurl:options:documentattributes:).md)

### Deprecated Properties

- [containsAttachments](foundation/nsattributedstring/containsattachments.md)

### Deprecated Enumerations

- [NSTextWritingDirection](uikit/nstextwritingdirection.md)

### Deprecated Instance Methods

- [url(at:effectiveRange:)](foundation/nsattributedstring/url(at:effectiverange:).md)
- [draw(with:options:)](foundation/nsattributedstring/draw(with:options:).md)
- [boundingRect(with:options:)](foundation/nsattributedstring/boundingrect(with:options:).md)