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# rangesForUserParagraphAttributeChange

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

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

## Discussion

For rich text these ranges are typically calculated by extending the range of the selection to paragraph boundaries. For plain text the range is the entire contents of the receiver.

## See Also

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

A Boolean value that controls whether the text views sharing the receiver’s layout manager use a ruler.

[`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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