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# NSSpellingState

Constants for the spelling state attribute key.

```
enum NSSpellingState : NSInteger;
```

## Overview

Use these constants as the values for the [`NSSpellingStateAttributeName`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpellingStateAttributeName) key.

## Topics

### Getting the spelling states

[`NSSpellingStateGrammarFlag`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpellingState/NSSpellingStateGrammarFlag)

Flag for grammar issues.

[`NSSpellingStateSpellingFlag`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpellingState/NSSpellingStateSpellingFlag)

Flag for spelling issues.


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