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An UILabel subclass which allows you to show the "copy" MenuController item to copy its content to the pasteboard
import UIKit
class CopyLabel : UILabel {
// MARK: Setup
override init(frame: CGRect) {
super.init(frame: frame)
configureMenu()
}
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: aDecoder)
configureMenu()
}
private func configureMenu() {
self.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
let gestureRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(showMenu(_:)))
self.addGestureRecognizer(gestureRecognizer)
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(onHideMenu(_:)), name: UIMenuController.didHideMenuNotification, object: nil)
}
// MARK: UIResponder
override var canBecomeFirstResponder: Bool {
return true
}
override func canPerformAction(_ action: Selector, withSender sender: Any?) -> Bool {
return action == #selector(copy(_:))
}
override func copy(_ sender: Any?) {
UIPasteboard.general.string = text
}
// MARK: UIMenuController
@objc
private func showMenu(_ recognizer: UIGestureRecognizer) {
guard let superView = self.superview else { return }
self.becomeFirstResponder()
self.setSelectionFeedback(selected: true)
let menuController = UIMenuController.shared
menuController.setTargetRect(self.frame, in: superView)
menuController.setMenuVisible(true, animated: true)
}
@objc
private func onHideMenu(_ notification: NSNotification) {
self.setSelectionFeedback(selected: false)
}
private func setSelectionFeedback(selected: Bool) {
guard let attrStr = self.attributedText else { return }
let mut = NSMutableAttributedString(attributedString: attrStr)
let str = attrStr.string
let range = NSRange(str.startIndex..<str.endIndex, in: str)
if selected {
let selectionColor = UIColor(red: 0.7, green: 0.7, blue: 1.0, alpha: 0.8)
mut.addAttribute(.backgroundColor, value: selectionColor, range: range)
} else {
mut.removeAttribute(.backgroundColor, range: range)
}
self.attributedText = mut
}
}
class DemoViewController: UIViewController {
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.view.backgroundColor = .white
let frame = CGRect(x: 20, y: 350, width: 335, height: 40)
let label = CopyLabel(frame: frame)
label.backgroundColor = UIColor(white: 0.9, alpha: 1.0)
label.text = "https://alisoftware.github.io/"
label.textAlignment = .center
self.view.addSubview(label)
}
}
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