---
title: "NSRectFromString(_:)"
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "foundation/nsrectfromstring(_:)"
---

# NSRectFromString(_:)

Returns a rectangle from a text-based representation.

## Declaration

```swift
func NSRectFromString(_ aString: String) -> NSRect
```

## Discussion

Discussion Scans aString for four numbers which are used as the x and y coordinates and the width and height, in that order, to create an NSPoint object. If aString does not contain four numbers, those numbers that were scanned are used, and 0 is used for the remaining values. If aString does not contain any numbers, this function returns an NSRect object with a rectangle whose origin is (0, 0) and width and height are both 0.

## See Also

### Managing Rectangles

- [NSContainsRect(_:_:)](foundation/nscontainsrect(_:_:).md)
- [NSDivideRect(_:_:_:_:_:)](foundation/nsdividerect(_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [NSEqualRects(_:_:)](foundation/nsequalrects(_:_:).md)
- [NSIsEmptyRect(_:)](foundation/nsisemptyrect(_:).md)
- [NSHeight(_:)](foundation/nsheight(_:).md)
- [NSInsetRect(_:_:_:)](foundation/nsinsetrect(_:_:_:).md)
- [NSIntegralRect(_:)](foundation/nsintegralrect(_:).md)
- [NSIntegralRectWithOptions(_:_:)](foundation/nsintegralrectwithoptions(_:_:).md)
- [NSIntersectionRect(_:_:)](foundation/nsintersectionrect(_:_:).md)
- [NSIntersectsRect(_:_:)](foundation/nsintersectsrect(_:_:).md)
- [NSMakeRect(_:_:_:_:)](foundation/nsmakerect(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [NSMaxX(_:)](foundation/nsmaxx(_:).md)
- [NSMaxY(_:)](foundation/nsmaxy(_:).md)
- [NSMidX(_:)](foundation/nsmidx(_:).md)
- [NSMidY(_:)](foundation/nsmidy(_:).md)