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# init(usingTextLayoutManager:)

Creates a new text view, with or without a text layout manager depending on the Boolean value you specify.

```
convenience init(usingTextLayoutManager: Bool)
```

## Parameters

`usingTextLayoutManager`

A Boolean value that indicates whether the framework should create the text view with an [`NSTextLayoutManager`](/documentation/UIKit/NSTextLayoutManager).

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