How can I create a “hyperlink” with Swift?

Question

I\'m trying to make separate pieces of text UILabels clickable. What I\'m looking for is commonly known as a hyperlink in web development.

Answer 1

The One approach would be something like the following.
The assumptions are:

• self.urls is a string array containing the urls associated with each UILabel.
• Each UILabel tag has been set to the corresponding index in the array
• labelTapped: is set as the touchUpInside handler for the labels.

import Foundation
import UIKit

class urltest {

    var urls:[String]

    init() {
        self.urls=[String]()  // Load URLs into here
    }

    @IBAction func labelTapped(sender:UILabel!) {

        let urlIndex=sender.tag;
        if (urlIndex >= 0 && urlIndex < self.urls.count) {
           self.openUrl(self.urls[urlIndex]);
        }

    }

    func openUrl(url:String!) {

        let targetURL=NSURL.URLWithString(url)

        let application=UIApplication.sharedApplication()

        application.openURL(targetURL);

    }
}