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# rangesForUserCharacterAttributeChange

An array containing the ranges of characters affected by an action method that changes character (not paragraph) attributes.

```
var rangesForUserCharacterAttributeChange: [NSValue]? { get }
```

## Discussion

An array containing the ranges of characters affected by an action method that changes character (not paragraph) attributes, such as the NSText action method [`changeFont(_:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSText/changeFont(_:)). For rich text these ranges are typically the ranges of the selections. For plain text the range is the entire contents of the receiver.

## See Also

[`usesFontPanel`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextView/usesFontPanel)

A Boolean value that controls whether the text views sharing the receiver’s layout manager use the Font panel and Font menu.

[`editable`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextView/isEditable)

A Boolean value that controls whether the text views sharing the receiver’s layout manager allow the user to edit text.


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