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# accessibilityFrame

The accessibility element’s frame in screen coordinates.

```
@property NSRect accessibilityFrame;
```

## Discussion

This property is accessed by the system whenever an accessibility client requests the element’s size or position.

> Note:
> If you are working with an ``doc://com.apple.appkit/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityElement-swift.class`` subclass, use the ``doc://com.apple.appkit/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityElement-swift.class/accessibilityFrameInParentSpace`` property instead. The ``doc://com.apple.appkit/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityElement-swift.class/accessibilityFrameInParentSpace`` property ensures that accessibility element objects move when their parents move.

## See Also

[`static func screenRect(fromView: NSView, rect: NSRect) -> NSRect`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/screenRect(fromView:rect:))

Returns the frame in screen coordinates.

[`@property NSRect accessibilityFrameInParentSpace;`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityElement-swift.class/accessibilityFrameInParentSpace)

The accessibility element’s frame in its parent’s coordinate system.


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