Multiple text alignment with same label using NSMutableAttributedString on iOS

Question

I want to set Text direction for my label using NSMutableAttributedString. for example, I have chat view, which contains message and time. I want to set left alignment for message and right alignment for time using UILabel.

I have used following code, but it's not working,

 NSString *Time = [Functions stringFromGivenDate:msg.time withFormate:@"hh:mm a"];
 NSMutableAttributedString *str = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@\n%@",msg.text,Time]];
 NSDictionary *attrDictionary = @{NSWritingDirectionAttributeName:@[@(NSTextWritingDirectionOverride)]};

[str addAttributes:attrDictionary range:NSMakeRange(msg.text.length+1, Time.length)];

NSWritingDirectionAttributeName need two parameters if I remember well. Check the doc. — Larme, Sep 24 '14 at 12:11
Have you considered just using a separate label for time and a separate label for the message? — AppHandwerker, Sep 24 '14 at 12:13

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 24 '14 at 12:19

if I understood correctly, this should help:

 NSMutableParagraphStyle *style  = [[NSMutableParagraphStyle alloc] init];
        style.alignment = alignment;// type NSTextAlignment
        NSDictionary *attributtes = @{NSParagraphStyleAttributeName : style,};

Multiple text alignment with same label using NSMutableAttributedString on iOS

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