I am trying to calculate the height of a UILabel based on different String lengths.
func calculateContentHeight() -> CGFloat{
var maxLabelSize: CGSize = CGSizeMake(frame.size.width - 48, CGFloat(9999))
var contentNSString = contentText as NSString
var expectedLabelSize = contentNSString.boundingRectWithSize(maxLabelSize, options: NSStringDrawingOptions.UsesLineFragmentOrigin, attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: UIFont.systemFontOfSize(16.0)], context: nil)
print(\"\\(expectedLabelSize)\")
return expectedLabelSize.size.height
}
Above is the current function I use to determine the height but it is not working. I would greatly appreciate any help I can get. I would perfer the answer in Swift and not Objective C.
Use an extension on String
Swift 3
extension String {
func height(withConstrainedWidth width: CGFloat, font: UIFont) -> CGFloat {
let constraintRect = CGSize(width: width, height: .greatestFiniteMagnitude)
let boundingBox = self.boundingRect(with: constraintRect, options: .usesLineFragmentOrigin, attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: font], context: nil)
return ceil(boundingBox.height)
}
func width(withConstrainedHeight height: CGFloat, font: UIFont) -> CGFloat {
let constraintRect = CGSize(width: .greatestFiniteMagnitude, height: height)
let boundingBox = self.boundingRect(with: constraintRect, options: .usesLineFragmentOrigin, attributes: [NSFontAttributeName: font], context: nil)
return ceil(boundingBox.width)
}
}
and also on NSAttributedString
(which is very useful at times)
extension NSAttributedString {
func height(withConstrainedWidth width: CGFloat) -> CGFloat {
let constraintRect = CGSize(width: width, height: .greatestFiniteMagnitude)
let boundingBox = boundingRect(with: constraintRect, options: .usesLineFragmentOrigin, context: nil)
return ceil(boundingBox.height)
}
func width(withConstrainedHeight height: CGFloat) -> CGFloat {
let constraintRect = CGSize(width: .greatestFiniteMagnitude, height: height)
let boundingBox = boundingRect(with: constraintRect, options: .usesLineFragmentOrigin, context: nil)
return ceil(boundingBox.width)
}
}
Swift 4
Just change the value for attributes
in the extension String
methods
from
[NSFontAttributeName: font]
to
[.font : font]
For multiline text this answer is not working correctly.
You can build a different String extension by using UILabel
extension String {
func height(constraintedWidth width: CGFloat, font: UIFont) -> CGFloat {
let label = UILabel(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: width, height: .greatestFiniteMagnitude))
label.numberOfLines = 0
label.text = self
label.font = font
label.sizeToFit()
return label.frame.height
}
}
The UILabel gets a fixed width and the .numberOfLines is set to 0. By adding the text and calling .sizeToFit() it automatically adjusts to the correct height.
Code is written in Swift 3