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# setBaseWritingDirection(_:for:)

Sets the base writing direction for a specified range of text in a document.

```
func setBaseWritingDirection(_ writingDirection: NSWritingDirection, for range: UITextRange)
```

## Parameters

`writingDirection`

A constant that represents a writing direction (for example, left-to-right or right-to-left)

`range`

An object that represents a range of text in a document.

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