How do I add a custom action to the text selection edit menu in iOS?
class ViewController: UIViewController, UITextViewDelegate {
@IBOutlet weak var textView: UITextView!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
addCustomMenu()
}
func addCustomMenu() {
let printToConsole = UIMenuItem(title: "Print To Console", action: #selector(printToConsole))
UIMenuController.shared().menuItems = [printToConsole]
}
func printToConsole() {
if let range = textView.selectedTextRange, let selectedText = textView.text(in: range) {
print(selectedText)
}
}
}
This is an example of text selection menu item that changes the text in a UITextView
to red. changeToRedFunc
can perform any action you want.
Note: This is in Swift 3 (ask if you want it in Swift 2.3)
Hope this helps! If you have any questions feel free to ask! :D
SWIFT 5
class ViewController: UIViewController, UITextViewDelegate {
@IBOutlet weak var textView: UITextView!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
addCustomMenu()
}
func addCustomMenu() {
//Xcode doesn't like printToConsole being a var and a function call
let printToConsole = UIMenuItem(title: "Print To Console", action: #selector(printToConsole2))
UIMenuController.shared.menuItems = [printToConsole]
}
@objc func printToConsole2() {
if let range = textView.selectedTextRange, let selectedText = textView.text(in: range) {
print(selectedText)
}
}
}