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# webView(_:shouldApplyStyle:toElementsIn:)

Returns whether the user should be allowed to apply a style to a range of content.

```
optional func webView(_ webView: WebView!, shouldApplyStyle style: DOMCSSStyleDeclaration!, toElementsIn range: DOMRange!) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

`webView`

The web view that the user is editing.

`style`

The style to apply.

`range`

The range of the content.

## Return Value

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the user should be allowed to apply the style to the content range; otherwise, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

## See Also

  [WebKit Objective-C Programming Guide](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/DisplayWebContent/DisplayWebContent.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000164i)


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