# `GSEditViewController.writingDirection`

*Instance Property*

The effective writing direction used to layout the layers.

## Declaration

```swift
var writingDirection: GSWritingDirection { get set }
```

```objc
@property (nonatomic, assign) GSWritingDirection writingDirection;
```

```python
writingDirection() -> GSWritingDirection
setWritingDirection_(writingDirection: GSWritingDirection)
```

## Discussion

If `usesAutomaticWritingDirection` is enabled, setting this property will revert immediately to the inherent writing direction.