---
title: TextView class
---

## Summary

The TextView class provides a UITextView to use with Keyman Engine.

## Syntax

```swift
TextView.methodName()
```

## Description

The viewController should be set to main view controller to enable keyboard picker.

## Methods

[`dismissKeyboard()`](dismissKeyboard)
:   dismisses the keyboard if this textview is the first responder.

[`setKeymanDelegate()`](setKeymanDelegate)
:   sets the TextViewDelegate instead of the normal UITextViewDelegate.

`text`
:   gets or sets the text string.