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# color

Sets the color used for the drawing of a selection in both active and inactive states.

```
@NSCopying var color: UIColor? { get set }
```

## Discussion

When no color has been specified for the `PDFSelection` objects in a document, the selections are drawn using `[NSColor selectedTextBackgroundColor]` for the active state and `[NSColor secondarySelectedControlColor]` for the inactive state. Use the `setColor` method to supply a color you want to be used for the drawing of both active and inactive selections.

## See Also

[`PDFSelection`](/documentation/PDFKit/PDFSelection)

A `PDFSelection` object identifies a contiguous or noncontiguous selection of text in a PDF document.


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