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# isEditing

A Boolean value indicating if any editors are registered with the controller.

```
var isEditing: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

The value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> when an editor is registered with the controller object or <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> when no editor is registered.

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