---
title: "coerceIn"
description: "Ensures that [TextRange.start] and [TextRange.end] values lies in the specified range
[minimumValue] and [maximumValue]. For each [TextRange.start] and [TextRange.end] values:
- if value is smaller than [minimumValue], value is replaced by [minimumValue]
- if value is greater than [maximumValue], value is replaced by [maximumValue]"
type: "function"
---

<div class='type'>Function</div>


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<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>


```kotlin
fun TextRange.coerceIn(minimumValue: Int, maximumValue: Int): TextRange
```


Ensures that `TextRange.start` and `TextRange.end` values lies in the specified range
`minimumValue` and `maximumValue`. For each `TextRange.start` and `TextRange.end` values:
- if value is smaller than `minimumValue`, value is replaced by `minimumValue`
- if value is greater than `maximumValue`, value is replaced by `maximumValue`

#### Parameters

| | |
| --- | --- |
| minimumValue | the minimum value that `TextRange.start` or `TextRange.end` can be. |
| maximumValue | the exclusive maximum value that `TextRange.start` or `TextRange.end` can be. |