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# NSStringDrawingOptions

Constants that specify the rendering options for drawing a string.

```
struct NSStringDrawingOptions
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`usesLineFragmentOrigin`](/documentation/UIKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/usesLineFragmentOrigin)

Uses the line fragment origin instead of the baseline origin.

[`usesFontLeading`](/documentation/UIKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/usesFontLeading)

Uses the font leading for calculating line heights.

[`usesDeviceMetrics`](/documentation/UIKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/usesDeviceMetrics)

Uses image glyph bounds instead of typographic bounds.

[`truncatesLastVisibleLine`](/documentation/UIKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/truncatesLastVisibleLine)

Truncates and adds the ellipsis character to the last visible line if the text doesn’t fit into the specified bounds.

### Initializer

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/UIKit/NSStringDrawingOptions/init(rawValue:))

Creates a structure that specifies the rendering options for drawing a string.


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