# contentsAreFlipped() Returns a Boolean indicating whether the layer content is implicitly flipped when rendered. ``` func contentsAreFlipped() -> Bool ``` ## Return Value if the layer contents are implicitly flipped when rendered or if they are not. This method returns by default. ## Discussion This method provides information about whether the layer’s contents are being flipped during drawing. You should not attempt to override this method and return a different value. If the layer needs to flip its content, it returns from this method and applies a y-flip transform to the graphics context before passing it to the layer’s [`draw(in:)`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CALayer/draw(in:)) method. Similarly, the layer converts any rectangles passed to its [`setNeedsDisplay(_:)`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CALayer/setNeedsDisplay(_:)) into the flipped coordinate space. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)