# `GSGuide.showMeasurement`

*Instance Property*

Whether distances between consecutive outline intersections are displayed.

## Declaration

```swift
var showMeasurement: Bool { get set }
```

```objc
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL showMeasurement;
```

[See also `showMeasurement` in the Python API](https://docu.glyphsapp.com/#GSGuide.showMeasurement)

```python
pyobjc_instanceMethods.showMeasurement() -> bool
pyobjc_instanceMethods.setShowMeasurement_(showMeasurement: bool)
```

## Discussion

This setting applies to line guides.

## See Also

### Measurements and Grid

- [`GSGuide.grid`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSGuide/grid) — The distance in font units between tick marks along a line guide.
- [`GSGuide.intersections`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSGuide/intersections) — The outline intersections calculated for the most recently supplied layer.
- [`GSGuide calculateIntersectionsForLayer:`](/Core/GlyphsCore/GSGuide/calculateIntersectionsForLayer:) — Calculates the intersections between the guide and a layer’s outlines.