How to get text / String from nth line of UILabel?
Answer with Proper release !!!!
-(NSArray *)getLinesArrayOfStringInLabel:(UILabel *)label
{
NSString *text = [label text];
UIFont *font = [label font];
CGRect rect = [label frame];
CTFontRef myFont = CTFontCreateWithName(( CFStringRef)([font fontName]), [font pointSize], NULL);
NSMutableAttributedString *attStr = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:text];
[attStr addAttribute:(NSString *)kCTFontAttributeName value:( id)myFont range:NSMakeRange(0, attStr.length)];
CFRelease(myFont);
CTFramesetterRef frameSetter = CTFramesetterCreateWithAttributedString(( CFAttributedStringRef)attStr);
CGMutablePathRef path = CGPathCreateMutable();
CGPathAddRect(path, NULL, CGRectMake(0,0,rect.size.width,100000));
CTFrameRef frame = CTFramesetterCreateFrame(frameSetter, CFRangeMake(0, 0), path, NULL);
NSArray *lines = ( NSArray *)CTFrameGetLines(frame);
NSMutableArray *linesArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc]init];
for (id line in lines)
{
CTLineRef lineRef = ( CTLineRef )line;
CFRange lineRange = CTLineGetStringRange(lineRef);
NSRange range = NSMakeRange(lineRange.location, lineRange.length);
NSString *lineString = [text substringWithRange:range];
CFAttributedStringSetAttribute((CFMutableAttributedStringRef)attStr, lineRange, kCTKernAttributeName, (CFTypeRef)([NSNumber numberWithFloat:0.0]));
CFAttributedStringSetAttribute((CFMutableAttributedStringRef)attStr, lineRange, kCTKernAttributeName, (CFTypeRef)([NSNumber numberWithInt:0.0]));
//NSLog(@"''''''''''''''''''%@",lineString);
[linesArray addObject:lineString];
}
[attStr release];
CGPathRelease(path);
CFRelease( frame );
CFRelease(frameSetter);
return (NSArray *)linesArray;
}
Swift 3
func getLinesArrayFromLabel(label:UILabel) -> [String] {
let text:NSString = label.text! as NSString // TODO: Make safe?
let font:UIFont = label.font
let rect:CGRect = label.frame
let myFont:CTFont = CTFontCreateWithName(font.fontName as CFString, font.pointSize, nil)
let attStr:NSMutableAttributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: text as String)
attStr.addAttribute(String(kCTFontAttributeName), value:myFont, range: NSMakeRange(0, attStr.length))
let frameSetter:CTFramesetter = CTFramesetterCreateWithAttributedString(attStr as CFAttributedString)
let path:CGMutablePath = CGMutablePath()
path.addRect(CGRect(x:0, y:0, width:rect.size.width, height:100000))
let frame:CTFrame = CTFramesetterCreateFrame(frameSetter, CFRangeMake(0, 0), path, nil)
let lines = CTFrameGetLines(frame) as NSArray
var linesArray = [String]()
for line in lines {
let lineRange = CTLineGetStringRange(line as! CTLine)
let range:NSRange = NSMakeRange(lineRange.location, lineRange.length)
let lineString = text.substring(with: range)
linesArray.append(lineString as String)
}
return linesArray
}
Swift 2 (Xcode 7) version (tested, and re-edited from the Swift 1 answer)
func getLinesArrayOfStringInLabel(label:UILabel) -> [String] {
let text:NSString = label.text! // TODO: Make safe?
let font:UIFont = label.font
let rect:CGRect = label.frame
let myFont:CTFontRef = CTFontCreateWithName(font.fontName, font.pointSize, nil)
let attStr:NSMutableAttributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: text as String)
attStr.addAttribute(String(kCTFontAttributeName), value:myFont, range: NSMakeRange(0, attStr.length))
let frameSetter:CTFramesetterRef = CTFramesetterCreateWithAttributedString(attStr as CFAttributedStringRef)
let path:CGMutablePathRef = CGPathCreateMutable()
CGPathAddRect(path, nil, CGRectMake(0, 0, rect.size.width, 100000))
let frame:CTFrameRef = CTFramesetterCreateFrame(frameSetter, CFRangeMake(0, 0), path, nil)
let lines = CTFrameGetLines(frame) as NSArray
var linesArray = [String]()
for line in lines {
let lineRange = CTLineGetStringRange(line as! CTLine)
let range:NSRange = NSMakeRange(lineRange.location, lineRange.length)
let lineString = text.substringWithRange(range)
linesArray.append(lineString as String)
}
return linesArray
}
I have better way to find it.
You can get this with the help of CoreText.framework.
1.Add CoreText.framework.
2.Import #import <CoreText/CoreText.h>
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Then use below method:
- (NSArray *)getLinesArrayOfStringInLabel:(UILabel *)label {
NSString *text = [label text];
UIFont *font = [label font];
CGRect rect = [label frame];
CTFontRef myFont = CTFontCreateWithName((__bridge CFStringRef)([font fontName]), [font pointSize], NULL);
NSMutableAttributedString *attStr = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:text];
[attStr addAttribute:(NSString *)kCTFontAttributeName value:(__bridge id)myFont range:NSMakeRange(0, attStr.length)];
CTFramesetterRef frameSetter = CTFramesetterCreateWithAttributedString((__bridge CFAttributedStringRef)attStr);
CGMutablePathRef path = CGPathCreateMutable();
CGPathAddRect(path, NULL, CGRectMake(0,0,rect.size.width,100000));
CTFrameRef frame = CTFramesetterCreateFrame(frameSetter, CFRangeMake(0, 0), path, NULL);
NSArray *lines = (__bridge NSArray *)CTFrameGetLines(frame);
NSMutableArray *linesArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc]init];
for (id line in lines)
{
CTLineRef lineRef = (__bridge CTLineRef )line;
CFRange lineRange = CTLineGetStringRange(lineRef);
NSRange range = NSMakeRange(lineRange.location, lineRange.length);
NSString *lineString = [text substringWithRange:range];
[linesArray addObject:lineString];
}
return (NSArray *)linesArray;
}
Call this method :-
NSArray *linesArray = [self getLinesArrayOfStringInLabel:yourLabel];
Now you can use linesArray
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SWIFT 4 VERSION
func getLinesArrayOfString(in label: UILabel) -> [String] {
/// An empty string's array
var linesArray = [String]()
guard let text = label.text, let font = label.font else {return linesArray}
let rect = label.frame
let myFont = CTFontCreateWithFontDescriptor(font.fontDescriptor, 0, nil)
let attStr = NSMutableAttributedString(string: text)
attStr.addAttribute(kCTFontAttributeName as NSAttributedString.Key, value: myFont, range: NSRange(location: 0, length: attStr.length))
let frameSetter: CTFramesetter = CTFramesetterCreateWithAttributedString(attStr as CFAttributedString)
let path: CGMutablePath = CGMutablePath()
path.addRect(CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: rect.size.width, height: 100000), transform: .identity)
let frame: CTFrame = CTFramesetterCreateFrame(frameSetter, CFRangeMake(0, 0), path, nil)
guard let lines = CTFrameGetLines(frame) as? [Any] else {return linesArray}
for line in lines {
let lineRef = line as! CTLine
let lineRange: CFRange = CTLineGetStringRange(lineRef)
let range = NSRange(location: lineRange.location, length: lineRange.length)
let lineString: String = (text as NSString).substring(with: range)
linesArray.append(lineString)
}
return linesArray
}
Use:
let lines: [String] = getLinesArrayOfString(in: label)