How do I make an attributed string using Swift?

Question

I am trying to make a simple Coffee Calculator. I need to display the amount of coffee in grams. The \"g\" symbol for grams needs to be attached to my UILabel that I am usin

Answer 1

Swift uses the same NSMutableAttributedString that Obj-C does. You instantiate it by passing in the calculated value as a string:

var attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string:"\(calculatedCoffee)")

Now create the attributed g string (heh). Note: UIFont.systemFontOfSize(_) is now a failable initializer, so it has to be unwrapped before you can use it:

var attrs = [NSFontAttributeName : UIFont.systemFontOfSize(19.0)!]
var gString = NSMutableAttributedString(string:"g", attributes:attrs)

And then append it:

attributedString.appendAttributedString(gString)

You can then set the UILabel to display the NSAttributedString like this:

myLabel.attributedText = attributedString

Answer 2

Swift 5 and above

   let attributedString = NSAttributedString(string:"targetString",
                                   attributes:[NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor: UIColor.lightGray,
                                               NSAttributedString.Key.font: UIFont(name: "Arial", size: 18.0) as Any])

Answer 3

Swift 4

let attributes = [NSAttributedStringKey.font : UIFont(name: CustomFont.NAME_REGULAR.rawValue, size: CustomFontSize.SURVEY_FORM_LABEL_SIZE.rawValue)!]

let attributedString : NSAttributedString = NSAttributedString(string: messageString, attributes: attributes)

You need to remove the raw value in swift 4

Answer 4

The attributes can be setting directly in swift 3...

    let attributes = NSAttributedString(string: "String", attributes: [NSFontAttributeName : UIFont(name: "AvenirNext-Medium", size: 30)!,
         NSForegroundColorAttributeName : UIColor .white,
         NSTextEffectAttributeName : NSTextEffectLetterpressStyle])

Then use the variable in any class with attributes