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# canHandwrite

> Check whether the current view supports handwriting.

```ts theme={null}
static canHandwrite(): Promise<APIResponse<boolean>>;
```

**Returns**

* [`APIResponse<boolean>`](/en/api-reference/supernote-plugin/types/api-response):
  `result === true` means the current view supports handwriting, and `result === false` means it does not support handwriting

## Example

```ts wrap theme={null}
import { PluginCommAPI } from 'sn-plugin-lib';

/**
 * Example: check whether the current view supports handwriting.
 */
export async function exampleCanHandwrite() {
  const res = await PluginCommAPI.canHandwrite();
  if (!res.success) {
    console.log('canHandwrite failed', res.error);
    throw new Error(res.error?.message ?? 'canHandwrite call failed');
  }
  console.log('canHandwrite result', res.result);
  return res.result;
}
```