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# NSTextFinderBarContainer

A protocol that provides a container in which the find bar is displayed.

```
protocol NSTextFinderBarContainer : NSObjectProtocol
```

## Overview

To display the find bar, a container for the find bar must be specified. You specify a find bar container using the [`findBarContainer`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFinder/findBarContainer) of the [`NSTextFinder`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFinder) class.

See [`NSTextFinder`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFinder) for more information.

## Topics

### Find Bar View

[`findBarView`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFinderBarContainer/findBarView)

The view assigned by the text bar as the find bar view for the container.

[`contentView()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFinderBarContainer/contentView())

A view hierarchy that contains all the views which display the contents being searched.

[`isFindBarVisible`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFinderBarContainer/isFindBarVisible)

Returns whether the container should display its find bar.

### Find Bar Height

[`findBarViewDidChangeHeight()`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextFinderBarContainer/findBarViewDidChangeHeight())

Notifies the find bar container that the find bar has changed its height.


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