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# boundsRect(for:contentRect:in:textContainer:characterRange:)

Returns the rectangle the text table block actually occupies, including padding, borders, and margins.

```
func boundsRect(for block: NSTextTableBlock, contentRect: NSRect, in rect: NSRect, textContainer: NSTextContainer, characterRange charRange: NSRange) -> NSRect
```

## Parameters

`block`

The text table block that wants to determine where to layout its glyphs.

`contentRect`

The actual rectangle in which the text was laid out, as determined by [`rectForLayout(at:in:textContainer:characterRange:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextBlock/rectForLayout(at:in:textContainer:characterRange:)).

`rect`

The initial rectangle in `textContainer` proposed by the typesetter.

`textContainer`

The text container being used for the layout.

`charRange`

The range of the characters whose glyphs are to be drawn.

## Return Value

The rectangle the text table block actually occupies, including padding, borders, and margins.

## Discussion

This method is called by the text table block `block` after it is laid out to determine the rectangle the text table block actually occupies, including padding, borders, and margins.

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