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# wantsNotificationForMarkedText

A Boolean value indicating whether the cell’s field editor should post text change notifications.

```
var wantsNotificationForMarkedText: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

When the value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the field editor should post text notification changes while editing marked text. When the value is NO, the field editor should delay notifications until the marked text is confirmed.

The default value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>. Subclasses can override the property and change the value as appropriate.

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