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# getDescent

The callback invoked to request the run delegate to determine and return the typographic descent of glyphs in the run. This callback may be `NULL`, which is equivalent to a `getDescent` callback that always returns 0.

```
var getDescent: CTRunDelegateGetDescentCallback
```

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