How to allow NSAttributedString text be typed into a UITextView?

Question

I\'m trying to allow different styles of text to be typed into a UITextView, a bit like a text editor using simple attributes such as bold or italics. I understand by using

Answer 1

This is what setTypingAttributes: is for. Set this to your attribute dictionary whenever the user presses one of your attribute buttons and new characters will pick up the requested attributes.

Answer 2

Here are sample codes to do so if you are looking for examples

Swift 3.0

var attributes = textField.typingAttributes
attributes["\(NSForegroundColorAttributeName)"] = UIColor.red
textField.typingAttributes = attributes

Objective-C

NSMutableDictionary* attributes = [textField.typingAttributes mutableCopy];
attributes[NSForegroundColorAttributeName] = [UIColor redColor];
textField.typingAttributes = attributes;