---
title: "NSRangeFromString(_:)"
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "foundation/nsrangefromstring(_:)"
---

# NSRangeFromString(_:)

Returns a range from a textual representation.

## Declaration

```swift
func NSRangeFromString(_ aString: String) -> NSRange
```

## Discussion

Discussion Scans aString for two integers which are used as the location and length values, in that order, to create an NSRange struct. If aString only contains a single integer, it is used as the location value. If aString does not contain any integers, this function returns an NSRange struct whose location and length values are both 0.

## See Also

### Managing ranges

- [NSEqualRanges(_:_:)](foundation/nsequalranges(_:_:).md)
- [NSIntersectionRange(_:_:)](foundation/nsintersectionrange(_:_:).md)
- [NSLocationInRange(_:_:)](foundation/nslocationinrange(_:_:).md)
- [NSMakeRange(_:_:)](foundation/nsmakerange(_:_:).md)
- [NSMaxRange(_:)](foundation/nsmaxrange(_:).md)
- [NSStringFromRange(_:)](foundation/nsstringfromrange(_:).md)
- [NSUnionRange(_:_:)](foundation/nsunionrange(_:_:).md)