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# textRect(forBounds:)

Returns the drawing rectangle for the text field’s text.

```
func textRect(forBounds bounds: CGRect) -> CGRect
```

## Parameters

`bounds`

The bounding rectangle of the receiver.

## Return Value

The computed drawing rectangle for the label’s text.

## Discussion

You should not call this method directly. If you want to customize the drawing rectangle for the text, you can override this method and return a different rectangle.

The default implementation of this method returns a rectangle that is derived from the control’s original bounds, but which does not include the area occupied by the receiver’s border or overlay views.

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