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# stringEdited(in:changeInLength:)

Notifies the linguistic tagger that the string (if mutable) has changed as specified by the parameters.

```
func stringEdited(in newRange: NSRange, changeInLength delta: Int)
```

## Parameters

`newRange`

The range in the final string that was edited.

`delta`

The change in length.

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