iOS: Change NSMutableAttributedString's Font Height Without Changing Font Width?

Question

I have an NSMutableAttributedString "timeString" whom's font and color I have already set. Everything is working fine, but I was wondering if there were a way to alter the text's height without changing the text's width (font width = 100%, font height = 120%).

I tried using transform, but it's not available for NSMutableAttributedStrings. Thanks!

How are you displaying this string? If it's in a UILabel, you can use a transform on it. — rdelmar, Jul 15 '14 at 00:49
I'm drawing it over an image to create a new image: [timeString drawInRect:rect]; — KingPolygon, Jul 15 '14 at 00:49
while you drawing over image you can alter rect, change rect height will help you. — Ali Kıran, Aug 30 '14 at 19:12

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 13 '14 at 00:08

There is no way to apply transforms to a string as a string is not actually a UI element. Your best bet in this case is to either add the Attributed String to a UILabel, transform the label's height and then draw the label in your context. Or transform whatever context you are drawing the text into.

iOS: Change NSMutableAttributedString's Font Height Without Changing Font Width?

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