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# init(ovalIn:)

Creates and returns a new Bézier path object initialized with an oval path inscribed in the specified rectangle.

```
init(ovalIn rect: NSRect)
```

## Parameters

`rect`

The rectangle in which to inscribe an oval.

## Return Value

An `NSBezierPath` new path object with the oval path.

## Discussion

If the `aRect` parameter specifies a square, the inscribed path is a circle. The path is constructed by starting in the lower-right quadrant of the rectangle and adding arc segments counterclockwise to complete the oval.

## See Also

[`bezierPath`](/documentation/AppKit/NSBezierPath/bezierPath)

Creates and returns a new Bézier path object.

[`appendOval(in:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSBezierPath/appendOval(in:))

Appends an oval path to the path, inscribing the oval in the specified rectangle.


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