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# draw(_:)

Draws the screen saver view.

```
func draw(_ rect: NSRect)
```

## Discussion

[`ScreenSaverView`](/documentation/ScreenSaver/ScreenSaverView) implements [`draw(_:)`](/documentation/ScreenSaver/ScreenSaverView/draw(_:)) to draw a black background. Subclasses can do their drawing here or in [`animateOneFrame()`](/documentation/ScreenSaver/ScreenSaverView/animateOneFrame()).

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