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# drawsBackground

A Boolean value that indicates if the tab view draws a background color when its type is `NSNoTabsNoBorder`.

```
var drawsBackground: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

When the value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the tab view draws a background color when the its type is `NSNoTabsNoBorder`, otherwise it does not. If the tab view has a bezeled border or a line border, the appropriate background for that border is used. The default value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>.

## See Also

[`tabViewType`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTabView/tabViewType)

The tab type to display the tabs.


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