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An extension to simplify use of small caps within a UIFont object in Swift.
public extension UIFont {
/// Helper method to create a UIFont with updated attributes applied to the UIFontDescriptor
///
/// - parameter attributes: The new attributes to apply to the fontDescriptor
///
/// - returns: A UIFont object with the new attributes appended to the receivers fontDescriptor
func addingAttributes(_ attributes: [String : Any] = [:]) -> UIFont {
return UIFont(descriptor: fontDescriptor.addingAttributes(attributes), size: pointSize)
}
/// Returns a UIFont object based on the receiver with small caps applied to upper case letters
var addingUpperCaseSmallCaps: UIFont {
return addingAttributes([
UIFontDescriptorFeatureSettingsAttribute: [
[
UIFontFeatureTypeIdentifierKey: kUpperCaseType,
UIFontFeatureSelectorIdentifierKey: kUpperCaseSmallCapsSelector
]
]
])
}
/// Returns a UIFont object based on the receiver with small caps applied to lower case letters
var addingLowerCaseSmallCaps: UIFont {
return addingAttributes([
UIFontDescriptorFeatureSettingsAttribute: [
[
UIFontFeatureTypeIdentifierKey: kLowerCaseType,
UIFontFeatureSelectorIdentifierKey: kLowerCaseSmallCapsSelector
]
]
])
}
}
@funkyboy
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Nice one. Why not naming functions "add_" instead of "adding_"?
It's a pretty pedantic observation but the ing form doesn't sound idiomatic in UIKit.

@liamnichols
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Thanks for the feedback @funkyboy!

I wasn't too keen on it myself also however I decided to just try and keep things consistent with the UIFontDescriptor addingAttributes(_:) method that the extension is based on.

Something like addUpperCaseSmallCaps sounds to me as if i'd be mutating the existing property so I didn't go with that either but the original ObjC fontByAddingUpperCaseSmallCaps: style doesn't really cut it in Swift 3 land anymore :/

I guess a better solution might be to just come up with something completely different maybe?

@jrturton
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withUpperCaseSmallCaps?

@jlagrone
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I thought I had this working in an iOS app, but now see it not working after updating to Xcode 8.3. Did something change in Xcode?

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