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# updateInsertionPointStateAndRestartTimer(_:)

Updates the insertion point’s location and optionally restarts the blinking cursor timer.

```
func updateInsertionPointStateAndRestartTimer(_ restartFlag: Bool)
```

## Parameters

`restartFlag`

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> to restart the blinking cursor timer, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> otherwise.

## Discussion

This method is invoked automatically whenever the insertion point needs to be moved; you should never need to invoke it directly, but you can override it to modify insertion point behavior.

## See Also

[`var shouldDrawInsertionPoint: Bool`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextView/shouldDrawInsertionPoint)

A Boolean value that determines whether the receiver should draw its insertion point.

[`func drawInsertionPoint(in: NSRect, color: NSColor, turnedOn: Bool)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextView/drawInsertionPoint(in:color:turnedOn:))

Draws or erases the insertion point.


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