Tap on a part of text of UILabel

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Solution 1

#swift 4.2 Please find the solution here for getting specific text action of Label.

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  1. Label declaration

    @IBOutlet weak var lblTerms: UILabel!
    
  2. Set attributed text to the label

    let text = "Please agree for Terms & Conditions."
    lblTerms.text = text
    self.lblTerms.textColor =  UIColor.white
    let underlineAttriString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: text)
    let range1 = (text as NSString).range(of: "Terms & Conditions.")
         underlineAttriString.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.underlineStyle, value: NSUnderlineStyle.single.rawValue, range: range1)
         underlineAttriString.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.font, value: UIFont.init(name: Theme.Font.Regular, size: Theme.Font.size.lblSize)!, range: range1)
         underlineAttriString.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor, value: Theme.color.primaryGreen, range: range1)
    lblTerms.attributedText = underlineAttriString
    lblTerms.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
    lblTerms.addGestureRecognizer(UITapGestureRecognizer(target:self, action: #selector(tapLabel(gesture:))))
    

It looks like the above image.

  1. Add the tapLabel action method to the controller

    @IBAction func tapLabel(gesture: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
    let termsRange = (text as NSString).range(of: "Terms & Conditions")
    // comment for now
    //let privacyRange = (text as NSString).range(of: "Privacy Policy")
    
    if gesture.didTapAttributedTextInLabel(label: lblTerms, inRange: termsRange) {
        print("Tapped terms")
    } else if gesture.didTapAttributedTextInLabel(label: lblTerms, inRange: privacyRange) {
        print("Tapped privacy") 
    } else {                
        print("Tapped none")
    }
    }
    
  2. Add UITapGestureRecognizer extension

    extension UITapGestureRecognizer {
    
        func didTapAttributedTextInLabel(label: UILabel, inRange targetRange: NSRange) -> Bool {
            // Create instances of NSLayoutManager, NSTextContainer and NSTextStorage
            let layoutManager = NSLayoutManager()
            let textContainer = NSTextContainer(size: CGSize.zero)
            let textStorage = NSTextStorage(attributedString: label.attributedText!)
    
            // Configure layoutManager and textStorage
            layoutManager.addTextContainer(textContainer)
            textStorage.addLayoutManager(layoutManager)
    
            // Configure textContainer
            textContainer.lineFragmentPadding = 0.0
            textContainer.lineBreakMode = label.lineBreakMode
            textContainer.maximumNumberOfLines = label.numberOfLines
            let labelSize = label.bounds.size
            textContainer.size = labelSize
    
            // Find the tapped character location and compare it to the specified range
            let locationOfTouchInLabel = self.location(in: label)
            let textBoundingBox = layoutManager.usedRect(for: textContainer)
            //let textContainerOffset = CGPointMake((labelSize.width - textBoundingBox.size.width) * 0.5 - textBoundingBox.origin.x,
            //(labelSize.height - textBoundingBox.size.height) * 0.5 - textBoundingBox.origin.y);
            let textContainerOffset = CGPoint(x: (labelSize.width - textBoundingBox.size.width) * 0.5 - textBoundingBox.origin.x, y: (labelSize.height - textBoundingBox.size.height) * 0.5 - textBoundingBox.origin.y)
    
            //let locationOfTouchInTextContainer = CGPointMake(locationOfTouchInLabel.x - textContainerOffset.x,
            // locationOfTouchInLabel.y - textContainerOffset.y);
            let locationOfTouchInTextContainer = CGPoint(x: locationOfTouchInLabel.x - textContainerOffset.x, y: locationOfTouchInLabel.y - textContainerOffset.y)
            let indexOfCharacter = layoutManager.characterIndex(for: locationOfTouchInTextContainer, in: textContainer, fractionOfDistanceBetweenInsertionPoints: nil)
            return NSLocationInRange(indexOfCharacter, targetRange)
        }
    }
    

Make sure to do:

lblTerms.isUserInteractionEnabled = true

Solution 2

After having several issues with this kind of stuff, using a lot of different librairies, etc... I found an interesting solution: http://samwize.com/2016/03/04/how-to-create-multiple-tappable-links-in-a-uilabel/

It's about to extend UITapGestureRegonizer and detect if the tap is in the range of the string when triggered.

Here is the updated Swift 4 version of this extension:

extension UITapGestureRecognizer {

    func didTapAttributedTextInLabel(label: UILabel, inRange targetRange: NSRange) -> Bool {
        // Create instances of NSLayoutManager, NSTextContainer and NSTextStorage
        let layoutManager = NSLayoutManager()
        let textContainer = NSTextContainer(size: CGSize.zero)
        let textStorage = NSTextStorage(attributedString: label.attributedText!)

        // Configure layoutManager and textStorage
        layoutManager.addTextContainer(textContainer)
        textStorage.addLayoutManager(layoutManager)

        // Configure textContainer
        textContainer.lineFragmentPadding = 0.0
        textContainer.lineBreakMode = label.lineBreakMode
        textContainer.maximumNumberOfLines = label.numberOfLines
        let labelSize = label.bounds.size
        textContainer.size = labelSize

        // Find the tapped character location and compare it to the specified range
        let locationOfTouchInLabel = self.location(in: label)
        let textBoundingBox = layoutManager.usedRect(for: textContainer)

        let textContainerOffset = CGPoint(x: (labelSize.width - textBoundingBox.size.width) * 0.5 - textBoundingBox.origin.x, y: (labelSize.height - textBoundingBox.size.height) * 0.5 - textBoundingBox.origin.y)

        let locationOfTouchInTextContainer = CGPoint(x: locationOfTouchInLabel.x - textContainerOffset.x, y: locationOfTouchInLabel.y - textContainerOffset.y)
        let indexOfCharacter = layoutManager.characterIndex(for: locationOfTouchInTextContainer, in: textContainer, fractionOfDistanceBetweenInsertionPoints: nil)
        return NSLocationInRange(indexOfCharacter, targetRange)
    }

}

To simplify range conversion, you also need this Range extension

extension Range where Bound == String.Index {
    var nsRange:NSRange {
        return NSRange(location: self.lowerBound.encodedOffset,
                   length: self.upperBound.encodedOffset -
                    self.lowerBound.encodedOffset)
    }
}

Once you have this extension, you can add a tap gesture to your label:

let tap = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(tapLabel(tap:)))
self.yourLabel.addGestureRecognizer(tap)
self.yourLabel.isUserInteractionEnabled = true

Here is the function to handle the tap:

@objc func tapLabel(tap: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
    guard let range = self.yourLabel.text?.range(of: "Substring to detect")?.nsRange else {
        return
    }
    if tap.didTapAttributedTextInLabel(label: self.yourLabel, inRange: range) {
        // Substring tapped
    }
}

Solution 3

To enable multiline tappable & don't want to subclass the UILabel then:

  • Write Extension function for UITapGestureRecognizer
extension UITapGestureRecognizer {
   
   func didTapAttributedTextInLabel(label: UILabel, inRange targetRange: NSRange) -> Bool {
       guard let attributedText = label.attributedText else { return false }

       let mutableStr = NSMutableAttributedString.init(attributedString: attributedText)
       mutableStr.addAttributes([NSAttributedString.Key.font : label.font!], range: NSRange.init(location: 0, length: attributedText.length))
       
       // If the label have text alignment. Delete this code if label have a default (left) aligment. Possible to add the attribute in previous adding.
       let paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
       paragraphStyle.alignment = .center
       mutableStr.addAttributes([NSAttributedString.Key.paragraphStyle : paragraphStyle], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: attributedText.length))

       // Create instances of NSLayoutManager, NSTextContainer and NSTextStorage
       let layoutManager = NSLayoutManager()
       let textContainer = NSTextContainer(size: CGSize.zero)
       let textStorage = NSTextStorage(attributedString: mutableStr)
       
       // Configure layoutManager and textStorage
       layoutManager.addTextContainer(textContainer)
       textStorage.addLayoutManager(layoutManager)
       
       // Configure textContainer
       textContainer.lineFragmentPadding = 0.0
       textContainer.lineBreakMode = label.lineBreakMode
       textContainer.maximumNumberOfLines = label.numberOfLines
       let labelSize = label.bounds.size
       textContainer.size = labelSize
       
       // Find the tapped character location and compare it to the specified range
       let locationOfTouchInLabel = self.location(in: label)
       let textBoundingBox = layoutManager.usedRect(for: textContainer)
       let textContainerOffset = CGPoint(x: (labelSize.width - textBoundingBox.size.width) * 0.5 - textBoundingBox.origin.x,
                                         y: (labelSize.height - textBoundingBox.size.height) * 0.5 - textBoundingBox.origin.y);
       let locationOfTouchInTextContainer = CGPoint(x: locationOfTouchInLabel.x - textContainerOffset.x,
                                                    y: locationOfTouchInLabel.y - textContainerOffset.y);
       let indexOfCharacter = layoutManager.characterIndex(for: locationOfTouchInTextContainer, in: textContainer, fractionOfDistanceBetweenInsertionPoints: nil)
       return NSLocationInRange(indexOfCharacter, targetRange)
   }
   
}
  • Configure your UILable
label.text = "For any type of query please call us on +9186XXX-XXXXX or mail us at [email protected]"
label.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
label.lineBreakMode = .byWordWrapping
let tapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer.init(target: self, action: #selector(tappedOnLabel(_:)))
tapGesture.numberOfTouchesRequired = 1
label.addGestureRecognizer(tapGesture)
  • Add the gesture recogniser selector function:
@objc func tappedOnLabel(_ gesture: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
    guard let text = label.text else { return }
    let numberRange = (text as NSString).range(of: "+9186XXX-XXXXX")
    let emailRange = (text as NSString).range(of: "[email protected]")    
    if gesture.didTapAttributedTextInLabel(label: self.label, inRange: numberRange) {
        print("number tapped")
    } else if gesture.didTapAttributedTextInLabel(label: self.label, inRange: emailRange) {
        print("Email tapped")
    }
}

Solution 4

This is a real easy alternative for anyone who is willing to use a textView. I realize this question is about a UILabel but if you read the comments on some of the answers they don't work for some people and some of them are very code heavy which isn't very good for beginners. You can do this in 11 simple steps if your willing to swap out a UILabel for a UITextView.

You can use NSMutableAttributedString and a UITextView. The UITextView has a delegate method: func textView(_ textView: UITextView, shouldInteractWith URL: URL, in characterRange: NSRange) -> Bool { ... }. Once you set the part of the string that you want to make tappable the delegate method will activate it.

The 11 steps are listed below in the comments above each piece of code.

// 1st **BE SURE TO INCLUDE** UITextViewDelegate to the view controller's class
class VewController: UIViewController, UITextViewDelegate {

    // 2nd use a programmatic textView or use the textView from your storyboard
    lazy var yourTextView: UITextView = {
        let textView = UITextView()
        textView.textAlignment = .center
        textView.isEditable = false
        textView.showsVerticalScrollIndicator = false

        // *** If your text is only 1 line then uncomment these out ***
        /*
        textView.isScrollEnabled = false
        textView.sizeToFit()
        */

        return textView
    }()

   override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        // 3rd in viewDidLoad set the textView's delegate
        yourTextView.delegate = self

        // 4th create the first piece of the string you don't want to be tappable
        let regularText = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "any text ", attributes: [NSAttributedStringKey.font: UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: 17), NSAttributedStringKey.foregroundColor: UIColor.black])

        // 5th create the second part of the string that you do want to be tappable. I used a blue color just so it can stand out.
        let tappableText = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "READ MORE")
        tappableText.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.font, value: UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: 17), range: NSMakeRange(0, tappableText.length))
        tappableText.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor, value: UIColor.blue, range: NSMakeRange(0, tappableText.length))

        // 6th this ISN'T NECESSARY but this is how you add an underline to the tappable part. I also used a blue color so it can match the tappableText and set the value to 1 for the line height. The length of the underline is based on the tappableText's length using NSMakeRange(0, tappableText.length)
        tappableText.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.underlineStyle, value: 1, range: NSMakeRange(0, tappableText.length))
        tappableText.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.underlineColor, value: UIColor.blue, range: NSMakeRange(0, tappableText.length))

        // 7th this is the important part that connects the tappable link to the delegate method in step 11
        // use NSAttributedString.Key.link and the value "makeMeTappable" to link the NSAttributedString.Key.link to the method. FYI "makeMeTappable" is a name I choose for clarity, you can use anything like "anythingYouCanThinkOf"
        tappableText.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.link, value: "makeMeTappable", range: NSMakeRange(0, tappableText.length))

        // 8th *** important append the tappableText to the regularText ***
        regularText.append(tappableText)

        // 9th set the regularText to the textView's attributedText property
        yourTextView.attributedText = regularText

        // *** If your text is only 1 line and you are using a PROGRAMMATIC textView you will need to set the height like so (or whichever method you use). If the textView is in storyboard then set the height there ***
        /*
        let height = yourTextView.intrinsicContentSize.height
        yourTextView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: height).isActive = true
        */
   }

   // 10th add the textView's delegate method that activates urls. Make sure to return false for the tappable part
   func textView(_ textView: UITextView, shouldInteractWith URL: URL, in characterRange: NSRange) -> Bool {
    
        // 11th use the value from the 7th step to trigger the url inside this method
        if URL.absoluteString == "makeMeTappable" {

            // in this situation I'm using the tappableText to present a view controller but it can be used for whatever you trying to do
            let someVC = SomeController()
            let navVC = UINavigationController(rootViewController: someVC)
            present(navVC, animated: true, completion: nil)

            return false // *** IMPORTANT return false for this to actually work ***
        }

        return true
    }
}

Solution 5

For multi-line labels you have to set the textStorage font or the incorrect range will be returned

guard let attributedString = self.attributedText else { return }

let mutableAttribString = NSMutableAttributedString(attributedString: attributedString)
mutableAttribString.addAttributes([NSAttributedString.Key.font: myFont], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: attributedString.length))

let textStorage = NSTextStorage(attributedString: mutableAttribString)

There are a lot of answers to this question. However, there are many people complaining that the tap fails for multi-line labels and that is correct for most answers on this page. The incorrect range for the tap is returned because the textStorage doesn't have the correct font.

let textStorage = NSTextStorage(attributedString: label.attributedText!)

You can fix this quickly by adding the correct font to your textStorage instance:

guard let attributedString = self.attributedText else { return -1 }

let mutableAttribString = NSMutableAttributedString(attributedString: attributedString)
mutableAttribString.addAttributes([NSAttributedString.Key.font: myFont], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: attributedString.length))

let textStorage = NSTextStorage(attributedString: mutableAttribString)

Putting it all together you get something like this:

protocol AtMentionsLabelTapDelegate: class {
  func labelWasTappedForUsername(_ username: String)
}

class AtMentionsLabel: UILabel {
  private var tapGesture: UITapGestureRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer()
  weak var tapDelegate: AtMentionsLabelTapDelegate?

  var mentions: [String] = [] // usernames to style

  override init(frame: CGRect) {
    super.init(frame: frame)
    commonInit()
  }

  required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
    super.init(coder: aDecoder)
    commonInit()
  }

  func commonInit() {
    isUserInteractionEnabled = true

    lineBreakMode = .byWordWrapping
    tapGesture = UITapGestureRecognizer()
    tapGesture.addTarget(self, action: #selector(handleLabelTap(recognizer:)))
    tapGesture.numberOfTapsRequired = 1
    tapGesture.isEnabled = true
    addGestureRecognizer(tapGesture)
  }


  @objc func handleLabelTap(recognizer: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
    let tapLocation = recognizer.location(in: self)
    let tapIndex = indexOfAttributedTextCharacterAtPoint(point: tapLocation)

    for username in mentions {
      if let ranges = self.attributedText?.rangesOf(subString: username) {
        for range in ranges {
          if tapIndex > range.location && tapIndex < range.location + range.length {
            tapDelegate?.labelWasTappedForUsername(username)
            return
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }

  func indexOfAttributedTextCharacterAtPoint(point: CGPoint) -> Int {
    guard let attributedString = self.attributedText else { return -1 }

    let mutableAttribString = NSMutableAttributedString(attributedString: attributedString)
    // Add font so the correct range is returned for multi-line labels
    mutableAttribString.addAttributes([NSAttributedString.Key.font: font], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: attributedString.length))

    let textStorage = NSTextStorage(attributedString: mutableAttribString)

    let layoutManager = NSLayoutManager()
    textStorage.addLayoutManager(layoutManager)

    let textContainer = NSTextContainer(size: frame.size)
    textContainer.lineFragmentPadding = 0
    textContainer.maximumNumberOfLines = numberOfLines
    textContainer.lineBreakMode = lineBreakMode
    layoutManager.addTextContainer(textContainer)

    let index = layoutManager.characterIndex(for: point, in: textContainer, fractionOfDistanceBetweenInsertionPoints: nil)
    return index
  }
}

extension NSAttributedString {
  func rangesOf(subString: String) -> [NSRange] {
    var nsRanges: [NSRange] = []
    let ranges = string.ranges(of: subString, options: .caseInsensitive, locale: nil)

    for range in ranges {
      nsRanges.append(range.nsRange)
    }

    return nsRanges
  }
}

extension String {
  func ranges(of substring: String, options: CompareOptions = [], locale: Locale? = nil) -> [Range<Index>] {
    var ranges: [Range<Index>] = []
    while let range = self.range(of: substring, options: options, range: (ranges.last?.upperBound ?? self.startIndex) ..< self.endIndex, locale: locale) {
      ranges.append(range)
    }
    return ranges
  }
}
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  • Ashley
    Ashley about 2 years

    I have a problem that boundingRectForGlyphRange always returns CGRect.zero "0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0".

    For example, I am coding for touching on a part of text of UILabel feature. My text has first part is any text and second one is READ MORE.

    I want the tap recognizer only work when I touch READ MORE. If I touch on any point on UILabel, CGRectContainsPoint always return true, then the action called.

    Here my code:

    override func viewDidLoad() {
            super.viewDidLoad()
            
            // The full string
            
            let firstPart:NSMutableAttributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Lorem ipsum dolor set amit ", attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: UIFont.systemFontOfSize(13)])
            firstPart.addAttribute(NSForegroundColorAttributeName, value: UIColor.blackColor(),
                range: NSRange(location: 0, length: firstPart.length))
            info.appendAttributedString(firstPart)
            
            // The "Read More" string that should be touchable
            let secondPart:NSMutableAttributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "READ MORE", attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: UIFont.systemFontOfSize(14)])
            secondPart.addAttribute(NSForegroundColorAttributeName, value: UIColor.blackColor(),
                range: NSRange(location: 0, length: secondPart.length))
            info.appendAttributedString(secondPart)
            
            lblTest.attributedText = info
            
            // Store range of chars we want to detect touches for
            moreStringRange = NSMakeRange(firstPart.length, secondPart.length)
            print("moreStringRange\(moreStringRange)")
            
            tapRec.addTarget(self, action: "didTap:")
            lblTest.addGestureRecognizer(tapRec)
            
        }
    
    
        func didTap(sender:AnyObject) {
            // Storage class stores the string, obviously
            let textStorage:NSTextStorage = NSTextStorage(attributedString: info)
            // The storage class owns a layout manager
            let layoutManager:NSLayoutManager = NSLayoutManager()
            textStorage.addLayoutManager(layoutManager)
            
            // Layout manager owns a container which basically
            // defines the bounds the text should be contained in
            let textContainer:NSTextContainer = NSTextContainer(size: lblTest.frame.size)
            textContainer.lineFragmentPadding = 0
            textContainer.lineBreakMode = lblTest.lineBreakMode
            
            // Begin computation of actual frame
            // Glyph is the final display representation
            var glyphRange = NSRange()
            // Extract the glyph range
            layoutManager.characterRangeForGlyphRange(moreStringRange!, actualGlyphRange: &glyphRange)
            
            // Compute the rect of glyph in the text container
            print("glyphRange\(glyphRange)")
            print("textContainer\(textContainer)")
            let glyphRect:CGRect = layoutManager.boundingRectForGlyphRange(glyphRange, inTextContainer: textContainer)
            
            // Final rect relative to the textLabel.
            print("\(glyphRect)")
            
            // Now figure out if the touch point is inside our rect
            let touchPoint:CGPoint = tapRec.locationOfTouch(0, inView: lblTest)
            
            if CGRectContainsPoint(glyphRect, touchPoint) {
                print("User tapped on Read More. So show something more")
            }
        }
    }
    
    • Muzahid
      Muzahid about 8 years
      Hope this will help you read more
    • koen
      koen about 8 years
      How about using two labels?
    • Ashley
      Ashley about 8 years
      @Koen: It is just a demo. My text has many parts with attachments. I can't use many label.
    • Ashley
      Ashley about 8 years
      @Md.MuzahidulIslam: As I said, it is just a demo, "read more" (may be something else) may not in the end of string.
    • Muzahid
      Muzahid about 8 years
    • Ashley
      Ashley about 8 years
      @Md.MuzahidulIslam. Please check the image. image to understand.
    • koen
      koen about 8 years
      Another possible way to do this: stackoverflow.com/questions/20541676/…
  • Photon Point
    Photon Point about 7 years
    Thank you. This is really helpful. In multiline text, at the bottom line isn't tapped when we implement this extension. Besides, We try let textContainer = NSTextContainer(size: CGSize(width: (self.label?.frame.width)!, height: (self.label.frame.height)+100)) but no chance.
  • brigadir
    brigadir over 6 years
    Good approach. But it doesn't deal with non-left aligned text (ex. center or right). Looks like there is no way to pass alignment from UILabel to NSTextContainer
  • Bijender Singh Shekhawat
    Bijender Singh Shekhawat almost 6 years
    where is the label?
  • Bijender Singh Shekhawat
    Bijender Singh Shekhawat almost 6 years
    same not working for me also. I think that answer for only one line label not for the multiline label.
  • Basheer
    Basheer almost 6 years
    For Multi-line text, set your label line break mode to "Truncate tail".
  • IKKA
    IKKA over 5 years
    Not getting touch on UITableViewCell custom label text
  • davut dev
    davut dev about 5 years
    try this self.yourLabel.addGestureRecognizer(UITapGestureRecognizer(t‌​arget: self, action: #selector(tapLabel(tap:)))) it will work.
  • ductran
    ductran almost 5 years
    @llesh do you have any idea about multiple subtexts? For example, I have the text like this: "Hello world! hello". Is there any way to detect tap on the 2nd word "hello"?
  • sacred0x01
    sacred0x01 over 4 years
    You save my day, dude! The only one correct answer with very important font addition. Thank)
  • Rajasekhar Pasupuleti
    Rajasekhar Pasupuleti about 4 years
    Increasing height of 5 pixel of UILabel is allowing me to detect text in last line.
  • Pierluigi Cifani
    Pierluigi Cifani about 4 years
    No idea why setting the label's font to the attributedString fixes this, but it does. Thanks a log @DoesData! Saved my day
  • Andrew
    Andrew about 4 years
    should also add alignment (label.textAlignment) to attributed string for proper working (i.e. centered text) like in stackoverflow.com/a/40946288/1619680
  • Joseph Astrahan
    Joseph Astrahan about 4 years
    For some reason for me, the tapping works but it's off by a considerable amount of pixels (like about 10 or 20 in my case). Any ideas why this might be?
  • Joseph Astrahan
    Joseph Astrahan about 4 years
    I have multiline text with special unicode characters
  • Joseph Astrahan
    Joseph Astrahan about 4 years
    here is the data for my gesuture variables, LabelSize= (315.0, 43.0) LocationOfTouchInLabel= (235.0, 25.5) TextBoundingBox= (64.8134765625, 0.0, 185.373046875, 13.8) LocationOfTouchInTextContainer (235.0, 10.9) IndexOfCharacter= 32 TargetRange= {28, 5}
  • Ramesh Kumar
    Ramesh Kumar about 4 years
    Yes.. really great!! I spend around 3 hours..finally this solution helped me a lot!!
  • Amin
    Amin almost 4 years
    Overriding the shouldInteractWith is such a goddamn beautiful solution, thank you for this. Most every other solution involves determining the physical location of a tap on a piece of text.
  • Chintan Shah
    Chintan Shah over 3 years
    @JosephAstrahan I'm facing similar issue in multi-language. Have you found any solution for this?
  • Joseph Astrahan
    Joseph Astrahan over 3 years
    @chintan Shah Unfortunately I have not... please share if you find a solution though. I found some work arounds... but I'm not sure they are worth sharing.
  • KSR
    KSR over 3 years
    Good answer. Thanks @LanceSamaria
  • Danny Buonocore
    Danny Buonocore about 3 years
    This should be the accepted answer. Thanks, I was stuck on this for days!
  • mig_loren
    mig_loren almost 3 years
    This works like a charm! Thank you ☑️🙌 Also a more updated implementation of nsRange computed property can be found here and works perfectly as this example below. for range in ranges { nsRanges.append(range.nsRange(in: subString)) } Find it here: stackoverflow.com/questions/43233070/…
  • אורי orihpt
    אורי orihpt almost 3 years
    @Amin is so right! Thank you for this great answer.
  • Asif Bilal
    Asif Bilal over 2 years
    @JosephAstrahan, I am facing this issue. Did you able to find out some workaround?
  • Pravin Parmar
    Pravin Parmar about 2 years
    Greats Work & thanks you . Easy Developer Step by step