UITextView: How to really disable editing?

Question

I am trying to disable editing on my UITextView. I have tried [aboutStable setUserInteractionEnabled: NO], but it causes the page to not be accessible.

Here is the current code.

- (void)loadTextView1 {
    UITextView *textView1 = [[UITextView alloc] init];
    [textView1 setFont:[UIFont fontWithName:@"Helvetica" size:14]];
    [textView1 setText:@"Example of editable UITextView"];
    [textView1 setTextColor:[UIColor blackColor]];
    [textView1 setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
    [textView1 setTextAlignment:UITextAlignmentLeft];
    [textView1 setFrame:CGRectMake(15, 29, 290, 288)];
    [self addSubview:textView1];
    [textView1 release];
}

Any way to do this without changing my code? Just by adding something? — , Apr 09 '12 at 01:17

score 34 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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First of all, you are using setter methods when you could just be using properties. Secondly, you are setting a whole bunch of unnecessary properties that are very close to the default. Here is a much simpler and perhaps what you intended with your code:

Objective-C

- (void)loadTextView1 {
    UITextView *textView1 = [[UITextView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(15, 29, 290, 288)];
    textView1.text = @"Example of non-editable UITextView";
    textView1.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];

    textView1.editable = NO;
    
    [self addSubView:textView1];
    [textView1 release];
}

Swift

func loadTextView1() {
    let textView1 = UITextView(frame: CGRect(x: 15, y: 29, width: 290, height: 288))
    textView1.text = "Example of non-editable UITextView"
    textView1.backgroundColor = .clear

    textView1.isEditable = false

    addSubView(textView1)
}

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Apr 09 '12 at 01:15

Alec Gorge

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No turning back now... Did that on 40 views. Thanks though. – Apr 09 '12 at 01:16
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The key bit is the addition of `textView1.editable = NO;`. Besides, you should never have code repeated on 40 views. – Alec Gorge Apr 09 '12 at 01:19
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You are using setter methods in your code as well. `textView1.text` and `[textView1 setText:` are equivalent. – lnafziger Apr 09 '12 at 01:55
Inafziger: Yes, but I am using it via the shorthand property syntax. – Alec Gorge Apr 09 '12 at 02:05
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Yes, but your answer says "First of all, you are using setter methods when you could just be using properties". – lnafziger Apr 09 '12 at 02:23
"But it's my first app" is never an excuse to avoid some simple refactoring. – NovaJoe Jan 25 '14 at 04:49
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There's nothing wrong with using setters instead of properties. – inorganik Nov 10 '15 at 22:06
for me , it's . textView.enabled = NO; – Nevin Chen Jul 13 '16 at 09:48

score 22 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 18 '18 at 10:12

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You can use the property editable

textView.editable = NO;

edited Apr 18 '18 at 10:12

answered Apr 09 '12 at 01:04

Otium

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Sorry, I'm pretty new to Objective-C... Where do I put that? – Apr 09 '12 at 01:09
So if you want it to not be editable when your view is loaded put textView1.editable = NO; in the loadTextView1 method – Otium Apr 09 '12 at 01:14

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 01 '15 at 18:28

Swift 2.0 Version

self.textView.editable = false

More details can be found in the apple UIKit Framework Reference.

Additional UITextView Attributes to consider:

text
attributedText
font
textColor
editable
allowsEditingTextAttributes
dataDetectorTypes
textAlignment
typingAttributes
linkTextAttributes
textContainerInset

kkakkurt · Answer 4 · 2017-11-29T08:15:12.923

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For Swift 3.0 and Swift 4.0:

textView.isEditable = false

edited Nov 29 '17 at 08:15

answered Nov 29 '17 at 08:09

kkakkurt

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 14 '19 at 13:19

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If you are using interface builder, you can just uncheck "Editable" in the Attributes Inspector.

answered Feb 14 '19 at 13:19

Tad

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 18 '20 at 17:05

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Wow, this one's certainly being done to death! Sorry to add another but I should mention you can remove any user uncertainty with:

commentTextView.isUserInteractionEnabled = false

answered Feb 18 '20 at 17:05

Mick Stupp

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Apr 08 '19 at 20:27

Swift 3.0

func loadTextView1()
 {
    let textView1 = UITextView()
    textView1.text = "Example of non-editable UITextView"
    textView1.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
    textView1.frame = CGRect(x: 15, y: 29, width: 290, height: 288)
    textView1.isEditable = false
    addSubView(textView1)
}

Otherwise in Xcode's Interface Builder uncheck "Editable" in the Attributes Inspector for the text view.

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 06 '19 at 20:03

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If you want to prevent all user interaction you need to do the 2 following things:

    self.commentText.isEditable = false
    self.commentText.isSelectable = false

answered Jul 06 '19 at 20:03

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Apr 29 '22 at 19:04

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cell.txtViewAllGyms.isEditable = false

answered Apr 29 '22 at 19:04

anusha.V

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UITextView: How to really disable editing?

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