Tag: NSAttributedString

Using Attributed Strings in Swift 3.0

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Steven Lipton

For most uses, a basic string works well. Normal strings have no character or paragraph formatting. They rely on the properties of the control to format them. The system only formats the full string, not parts of it. For formatting a part of a… Continue Reading “Using Attributed Strings in Swift 3.0”

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Swift Swift: Formatting a UIPickerView

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Steven Lipton

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[Updated to Swift 2.0/iOS9.0 9/15/15] I’ve posted on UIPickerViews before, but in the comments for that post, I got a question that needed an answer so big, it was worth a new post. UIPickerViews are those spinning wheel slot machine type controls. For a… Continue Reading “Swift Swift: Formatting a UIPickerView”

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Swift Swift: Using Attributed Strings in Swift

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Steven Lipton

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[Updated to Swift 2.0/iOS9 9/30/15 SJL] Sometimes you want to be fancy with your strings. For most uses, a basic string works well. Normal strings have no character or paragraph formatting. They rely on the properties of the control to format them. The system… Continue Reading “Swift Swift: Using Attributed Strings in Swift”

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