attributed string in swiftui

Asked on 07/31/2024

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To work with attributed strings in SwiftUI, you can use various tools and techniques discussed in different sessions at WWDC 2024. Here are some key points:

  1. Dynamic Type and Attributed Strings:

    • In the session Get started with Dynamic Type, it is mentioned that you can interpolate images directly in text and use NSAttributedString in UIKit to create an attributed string with an image as an NSTextAttachment. This can be wrapped in SwiftUI to achieve similar behavior.
  2. Accessibility and Attributed Strings:

    • The session Catch up on accessibility in SwiftUI discusses modifying the label of a view with content that may not be static. This can be useful when you need to append dynamic content like ratings to a label, ensuring accessibility is maintained.
  3. Multilingual Support and Attributed Strings:

    • In the session Build multilingual-ready apps, it is highlighted how to add a color attribute to an attributed string. This is particularly useful for highlighting parts of the text without breaking the text flow, which is important for multilingual support.
  4. Custom Visual Effects with Attributed Strings:

    • The session Create custom visual effects with SwiftUI introduces the new text attribute protocol and text renderer in iOS 18. By implementing this protocol, you can pass data from your text to your text renderer and apply custom attributes to text.
  5. New Features in SwiftUI:

    • The session What’s new in SwiftUI covers new capabilities like programmatic access to text selection and text suggestions, which can enhance the user experience when working with text fields and attributed strings.

Relevant Sessions:

  1. Get started with Dynamic Type
  2. Catch up on accessibility in SwiftUI
  3. Build multilingual-ready apps
  4. Create custom visual effects with SwiftUI
  5. What’s new in SwiftUI

These sessions provide a comprehensive overview of how to handle attributed strings in SwiftUI, ensuring both functionality and accessibility.