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iOS

Posted by Tom Coomer
Tom Coomer
1,331 Points

Detect if text selected

How can I log every time the user highlights some text in a textview using "selectedRange"?

1 Answer

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

looks like you can use the textViewDidChangeSelection delegate method of the UITextViewDelegate protocol

maybe try something like

- (void)textViewDidChangeSelection:(UITextView *)textView {

   UITextRange *selectedRange = [textView selectedTextRange];
   NSString *selectedText = [textView textInRange:selectedRange];
   NSLog(@"%@", selectedText);
}
Tom Coomer
Tom Coomer
1,331 Points

It does not seem to do anything. Is there anything else I should add?

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

you need to set your view controller as the text views delegate in viewDidLoad and make sure your view controller conforms to the UITextView delegate protocol by placing <UITextViewDelegate> after header class declaration

Tom Coomer
Tom Coomer
1,331 Points

Perfect! I hadn't set the view controller as the text views delegate. Thanks for your help

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

cool glad you got it figured out