iOS Stop uitextview from changing double straight quotes

[abcdefg12345]

Anyone knows how to stop this annoying behaviour on uitextView it keeps changing " into “

if tries all the following and it still doesn't work, I basically want the textview to not change anything the user enters

self.autocorrectionType = .no
self.autocapitalizationType = .none
self.spellCheckingType = .no
self.smartQuotesType = .no
self.smartDashesType = .no
self.smartInsertDeleteType = .no

 

[KALLT]

Can you provide some more context? Where are you setting these variables?

 

[abcdefg12345]

Can you provide some more context? Where are you setting these variables?

I have a function that creates the textview and other interface elements that's where im setting them on, everything works except for the double straight quotes, they keep on changing as soon as I type them in.

interestingly though if I paste them in they don't change

 

[KALLT]

Like a factory method on UITextView or a subclass (because of the reference to self)? Are you using them in Interface Builder? Have you checked the debugger to confirm that the properties are indeed set?

 

[TheWatchfulOne]

I have a function that creates the textview and other interface elements that's where im setting them on, everything works except for the double straight quotes, they keep on changing as soon as I type them in.

interestingly though if I paste them in they don't change

The fancy quotes are what you get by default when you type quotes in iOS. To type the plain quotes, touch and hold the quote key and you will see a menu pop up from which you can select alternative characters including the plain quotes. Unless I've misunderstood what you are doing to get the fancy quotes?

 

[abcdefg12345]

Like a factory method on UITextView or a subclass (because of the reference to self)? Are you using them in Interface Builder? Have you checked the debugger to confirm that the properties are indeed set?

I have tried both subclass with self and reference to textview name without subclass, I know my code is being applied to the text view because some things are working such as not capitalising first character but the quotes get replaced still.
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The fancy quotes are what you get by default when you type quotes in iOS. To type the plain quotes, touch and hold the quote key and you will see a menu pop up from which you can select alternative characters including the plain quotes. Unless I've misunderstood what you are doing to get the fancy quotes?

It seems to be working on iOS however when I test it on macOS using catalyst it still replaces plain quotes with fancy quotes while im editing text

 

[Red Menace]

Check the "smart punctuation" user preference.