Change the color of a link in an NSMutableAttributedString

Question

I have the following code but my links are always blue. How do I cange the color of them?

[_string addAttribute:NSLinkAttributeName value:tag range:NSMakeRange(position, length)];
[_string addAttribute:NSFontAttributeName value:[UIFont fontWithName:@"HelveticaNeue-Bold" size:(12.0)] range:NSMakeRange(position, length)];
[_string addAttribute:NSStrokeColorAttributeName value:[UIColor greenColor] range:NSMakeRange(position, length)];

_string is a NSMutableAttributedString and the position and length work fine.

Crashing

I used this: #25457631 – Crashing

Answer 1

Swift

Updated for Swift 4.2

Use linkTextAttributes with a UITextView

textView.linkTextAttributes = [NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor: UIColor.green]

And in context:

let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "The site is www.google.com.")
let linkRange = (attributedString.string as NSString).range(of: "www.google.com")
attributedString.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.link, value: "https://www.google.com", range: linkRange)
let linkAttributes: [NSAttributedString.Key : Any] = [
    NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor: UIColor.green,
    NSAttributedString.Key.underlineColor: UIColor.lightGray,
    NSAttributedString.Key.underlineStyle: NSUnderlineStyle.single.rawValue
]

// textView is a UITextView
textView.linkTextAttributes = linkAttributes
textView.attributedText = attributedString

Objective-C

Use linkTextAttributes with a UITextView

textView.linkTextAttributes = @{NSForegroundColorAttributeName:[UIColor greenColor]};

Source: this answer

And from this post:

NSMutableAttributedString *attributedString = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:@"This is an example by @marcelofabri_"];
[attributedString addAttribute:NSLinkAttributeName
                         value:@"username://marcelofabri_"
                         range:[[attributedString string] rangeOfString:@"@marcelofabri_"]];


NSDictionary *linkAttributes = @{NSForegroundColorAttributeName: [UIColor greenColor],
                                 NSUnderlineColorAttributeName: [UIColor lightGrayColor],
                                 NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName: @(NSUnderlineStyleSingle)};

// assume that textView is a UITextView previously created (either by code or Interface Builder)
textView.linkTextAttributes = linkAttributes; // customizes the appearance of links
textView.attributedText = attributedString;
textView.delegate = self;

Jodiejodo

I have been able to change link color, but how Can I change the color that appears when you keep pressing the link? – Pentalpha

Perfect but in swift 4.4 Use textView.linkTextAttributes = [NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor.rawValue: UIColor.green] – Obsequent

Answer 2

The link color is the tint color of the label/textView. So, you can change it by changing the tint color of the view. However, this will not work if you want different link colours within the same view.

Thingumabob

Working for me on iOS 12. – Sparkie

Works nicely for UITextView – Weisman

Does not work in Xcode 11.2.1, Swift 5 for UILabel @Thingumabob – Chemotropism

@Chemotropism just use UITextView instead, it works with it – Nat

Answer 3

Swift

 let str = "By using this app you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy"
 let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: str)
 var foundRange = attributedString.mutableString.rangeOfString("Terms and Conditions")

 attributedString.addAttribute(NSLinkAttributeName, value: termsAndConditionsURL, range: foundRange)
 foundRange = attributedString.mutableString.rangeOfString("Privacy Policy")
 attributedString.addAttribute(NSLinkAttributeName, value: privacyURL, range: foundRange)
 policyAndTermsTextView.attributedText = attributedString
 policyAndTermsTextView.linkTextAttributes = [NSForegroundColorAttributeName : UIColor.blueColor()]

Baler

Answer 4

 NSAttributedString* attributedString = [[NSAttributedString alloc] initWithString:@"here" attributes:@{ @"myCustomTag" : @(YES), NSForegroundColorAttributeName:[UIColor whiteColor], NSFontAttributeName:[UIFont fontWithName:@"SourceSansPro-Semibold" size:15], NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName : @(NSUnderlineStyleSingle) }];

Objective-C

This will make underlined white clickable text. Select necessary attributes for your code and use it.

To have string with clickable link in it do next:

NSMutableAttributedString *string = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:@"Click " attributes:@{NSForegroundColorAttributeName:[UIColor whiteColor], NSFontAttributeName:[UIFont fontWithName:@"SourceSansPro-Semibold" size:15]}];
NSAttributedString* attributedString = [[NSAttributedString alloc] initWithString:@"here" attributes:@{ @"myCustomTag" : @(YES), NSForegroundColorAttributeName:[UIColor whiteColor], NSFontAttributeName:[UIFont fontWithName:@"SourceSansPro-Semibold" size:15], NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName : @(NSUnderlineStyleSingle) }];
[string appendAttributedString:attributedString];

As a result you will get string 'Click here' and 'here' will be a link. You can set different styles to each string.

Zosema

Answer 5

For swift3.0

  override func viewDidLoad() {
     super.viewDidLoad()

  let linkAttributes = [
        NSLinkAttributeName: NSURL(string: "http://stalwartitsolution.co.in/luminutri_flow/terms-condition")!
        ] as [String : Any]
  let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Please tick box to confirm you agree to our Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, Disclaimer. ")

  attributedString.setAttributes(linkAttributes, range: NSMakeRange(44, 18))

  attributedString.addAttribute(NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName, value: NSNumber(value: 1), range: NSMakeRange(44, 18))

  textview.delegate = self
  textview.attributedText = attributedString
  textview.linkTextAttributes = [NSForegroundColorAttributeName: UIColor.red]
  textview.textColor = UIColor.white
  }


  func textView(_ textView: UITextView, shouldInteractWith URL: URL, in characterRange: NSRange, interaction: UITextItemInteraction) -> Bool {
    return true
   }

Sudra

This line textview.linkTextAttributes worked with me when I set it after I set attributedText – Peroxide