iOS tappable text like in Mail.app

[mraheel]

i was trying out to do something like making a particular Word in a label to dynamically highlight and become tappable.

Like once you type the email address in Mail.app. It is then covered in lightblue and upon tap, open up contacts.

If a UILabel has text @"Oh man, these apples are yellow";
At runtime, i want the "apples" to become kinda highlighted.. and become tappable.. kinda like how we have our html tags but having nothing to do with the internet.

Maybe if i find a way to detect apples and then make it tappable with highlighted text etc. using tags like @"Oh man, these $apples$ are yellow";

Things within $ will be selected and shown..

Im confused how to go about it though..

 

[PhoneyDeveloper]

Look at the souce for three20. They have labels that can include tappable links. You can either use it as is or adapt the code for your purposes.

 

[mraheel]

thanks man, i'll check it out, im looking at it..