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# attributedString()

Returns the text storage object from which the `NSGlyphGenerator` object procures characters for glyph generation.

```
func attributedString() -> NSAttributedString
```

## Return Value

The receiver’s text storage object.

## See Also

[`class NSGlyphGenerator`](/documentation/AppKit/NSGlyphGenerator)

An object that performs the initial, nominal glyph generation phase in the layout process.


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