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# opaqueAncestor

The view’s closest opaque ancestor, which might be the view itself.

```
unowned(unsafe) var opaqueAncestor: NSView? { get }
```

## See Also

[`-  displayIfNeededIgnoringOpacity`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/displayIfNeededIgnoringOpacity())

Acts as [`displayIfNeeded()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/displayIfNeeded()), except that this method doesn’t back up to the first opaque ancestor—it simply causes the view and its descendants to execute their drawing code.

[`-  displayRectIgnoringOpacity:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/displayIgnoringOpacity(_:))

Displays the view but confines drawing to a specified region and does not back up to the first opaque ancestor—it simply causes the view and its descendants to execute their drawing code.

[`-  displayIfNeededInRectIgnoringOpacity:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/displayIfNeededIgnoringOpacity(_:))

Acts as [`displayIfNeeded()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/displayIfNeeded()), but confining drawing to `aRect` and not backing up to the first opaque ancestor—it simply causes the view and its descendants to execute their drawing code.

[`opaque`](/documentation/AppKit/NSView/isOpaque)

A Boolean value indicating whether the view fills its frame rectangle with opaque content.


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