---
title: isEditable
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uitextview/iseditable
---

# isEditable

A Boolean value that indicates whether the text view is editable.

## Declaration

```swift
var isEditable: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The default value of this property is true.

## See Also

### Managing the editing behavior

- [allowsEditingTextAttributes](uikit/uitextview/allowseditingtextattributes.md)
- [textDidBeginEditingNotification](uikit/uitextview/textdidbegineditingnotification.md)
- [textDidChangeNotification](uikit/uitextview/textdidchangenotification.md)
- [textDidEndEditingNotification](uikit/uitextview/textdidendeditingnotification.md)