Can I add NSAttributedString in UIMenuItem's title instead of String?

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I would like to add NSAttributedString in UIMenuItem's title instead of String, but I don't see any possible way of doing this. Is it even possible to maybe subclass UIMenuItem or something else to achieve this? I saw that on Telegram application on iOS they achieved something like this. Image with UIMenuItem from Telegram.

It can be custom component that made by telegram. MenuItem does not have customizable view or label. — bpolat, Mar 29 '19 at 17:29
Custom Component you mean subclass of UIMenuItem or something else? Do you have any idea how they achieved this effect? — Johnny Lynch, Mar 31 '19 at 21:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 29 '19 at 18:41

This should allow you to use NSAttributedString for the title of your UIMenuItem:

import UIKit

class CustomUIMenuItem: UIMenuItem {
    init(titleAttributedString: NSAttributedString, action: Selector) {
        super.init(title: titleAttributedString.string, action: action)
    }
}

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    @IBOutlet weak var textView: UITextView!

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        let item = CustomUIMenuItem(titleAttributedString: NSAttributedString(string: "Menu Title"), action: #selector(testFunction))
        UIMenuController.shared.menuItems = [item]
    }

    @objc func testFunction() {
        print("Success")
    }
}

This will discard all the styling in the attributes string. Which rather defeats the purpose. — alexkent, Mar 30 '19 at 18:46

Can I add NSAttributedString in UIMenuItem's title instead of String?

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