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# hasEditedDocuments

A Boolean value indicating whether the receiver has any documents with unsaved changes.

```
var hasEditedDocuments: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

The value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the document controller contains documents with unsaved changes; otherwise, the value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

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