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ToddB
ToddB

Reputation: 2520

sizewithfont:forwidth:linebreakmode

Why doesn't this work? It always returns 18 no matter the length of the string. There is this thread, but not a definitive answer.

    NSString * t = @"<insert super super long string here>";

    CGSize size = [t sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:14.0] forWidth:285 lineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeWordWrap];

    NSLog(@"size.height is %f and text is %@", size.height, t);

Thanks,

Todd

Upvotes: 3

Views: 993

Answers (3)

HDdeveloper
HDdeveloper

Reputation: 4404

DEPRECATED Method: NS_DEPRECATED_IOS(2_0, 7_0)

- (CGSize)sizeWithFont:(UIFont *)font forWidth:(CGFloat)width lineBreakMode:(NSLineBreakMode)lineBreakMode NS_DEPRECATED_IOS(2_0, 7_0, "Use -boundingRectWithSize:options:attributes:context:");

Example

CGSize titleTextSize = [self.titleLabel.text sizeWithFont:self.myLabel.font forWidth:myLabelWidth lineBreakMode:NSLineBreakByTruncatingTail];

New Approach

Use :

- (CGRect)boundingRectWithSize:(CGSize)size
                       options:(NSStringDrawingOptions)options
                    attributes:(NSDictionary<NSString *,
                                        id> *)attributes
                       context:(NSStringDrawingContext *)context

Example:

 // Create a paragraph style with the desired line break mode
    NSMutableParagraphStyle *paragraphStyle = [[NSMutableParagraphStyle alloc] init];
    paragraphStyle.lineBreakMode = NSLineBreakByTruncatingTail;

    // Create the attributes dictionary with the font and paragraph style
    NSDictionary *attributes = @{
                                 NSFontAttributeName:self.myLabel.font,
                                 NSParagraphStyleAttributeName:paragraphStyle
                                 };

    // Call boundingRectWithSize:options:attributes:context for the string
    CGRect textRect = [self.countLabel.text boundingRectWithSize:CGSizeMake(widthOfMyLabel, 999999.0f)
                                           options:NSStringDrawingUsesLineFragmentOrigin
                                        attributes:attributes
                                           context:nil];

See Appple Doc

Upvotes: 1

Sourabh Gangrade
Sourabh Gangrade

Reputation: 94

CGSize size = [t sizeWithFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Arial-BoldMT" size:16.0] constrainedToSize:CGSizeMake(220,500) lineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeWordWrap];

Upvotes: 0

Joe Masilotti
Joe Masilotti

Reputation: 17008

Use sizeWithFont:constrainedToSize:lineBreakMode: instead.

NSString * t = @"<insert super super long string here>";
CGSize constrainSize = CGSizeMake(285, MAXFLOAT);
CGSize size = [t sizeWithFont:[UIFont systemFontOfSize:14.0] constrainedToSize:constrainSize lineBreakMode:UILineBreakModeWordWrap];
NSLog(@"size.height is %f and text is %@", size.height, t);

Upvotes: 5

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