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How do I add a custom action to the text selection edit menu in iOS?


I need to add a custom action to the edit menu that pops up when a user selects some text in a UITextView in iOS.
How do I do this?


Solution

  • class ViewController: UIViewController, UITextViewDelegate {
    
       @IBOutlet weak var textView: UITextView!
    
       override func viewDidLoad() {
          super.viewDidLoad()
    
          addCustomMenu()
       }
    
       func addCustomMenu() {
          let printToConsole = UIMenuItem(title: "Print To Console", action: #selector(printToConsole))
          UIMenuController.shared().menuItems = [printToConsole]
       }
    
       func printToConsole() {
          if let range = textView.selectedTextRange, let selectedText = textView.text(in: range) {
             print(selectedText)
          }
       }
    }
    

    This is an example of text selection menu item that changes the text in a UITextView to red. changeToRedFunc can perform any action you want.

    Note: This is in Swift 3 (ask if you want it in Swift 2.3)

    Hope this helps! If you have any questions feel free to ask! :D