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# replaceTextContainer(_:)

Replaces the text container for the group of text system objects containing the receiver, keeping the association between the receiver and its layout manager intact.

```
func replaceTextContainer(_ newContainer: NSTextContainer)
```

## Parameters

`newContainer`

The new text container. This method raises `NSInvalidArgumentException` if `aTextContainer` is `nil`.

## See Also

[`-  initWithFrame:textContainer:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextView/init(frame:textContainer:))

Initializes a text view.


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