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# Titanium.UI.AttributedString

An attributed string proxy manages character strings and associated sets of attributes (for example, font and foregroundcolor) that apply to individual characters or ranges of characters in the string.

Availability
3.6.0
3.6.0
9.2.0
Extends
Titanium.Proxy

# Overview

The AttributedString proxy is created with the Titanium.UI.createAttributedString method.

The text property must be set initially in the constructor when creating an attributed string. The Titanium.UI.AttributedString.attributes can either be set in the constructor or after it has been created.

For examples of Attributed Strings, see the Attributed Strings guide (opens new window).

# Examples

# Adds an array of attributes to a label

Creates an AttributedString proxy, adds some attributes to it, and applies them to a Titanium.UI.Label.

var win = Titanium.UI.createWindow({
    backgroundColor: '#ddd',
});

win.open();

var text =  'Bacon ipsum dolor Appcelerator Titanium rocks! sit amet fatback leberkas salami sausage tongue strip steak.';

var attr = Titanium.UI.createAttributedString({
    text: text,
    attributes: [
        // Underlines text
        {
            type: Titanium.UI.ATTRIBUTE_UNDERLINES_STYLE,
            value: Ti.UI.ATTRIBUTE_UNDERLINE_STYLE_SINGLE,
            range: [text.indexOf('Titanium'), ('Titanium').length]
        },
        // Sets a background color
        {
            type: Titanium.UI.ATTRIBUTE_BACKGROUND_COLOR,
            value: "red",
            range: [text.indexOf('Appcelerator'), ('Appcelerator').length]
        },
        {
            type: Titanium.UI.ATTRIBUTE_BACKGROUND_COLOR,
            value: "blue",
            range: [text.indexOf('Titanium'), ('Titanium').length]
        },
        {
            type: Titanium.UI.ATTRIBUTE_BACKGROUND_COLOR,
            value: "yellow",
            range: [text.indexOf('rocks!'), ('rocks!').length]
        },
        // Sets a foreground color
        {
            type: Titanium.UI.ATTRIBUTE_FOREGROUND_COLOR,
            value: "orange",
            range: [0,  text.length]
        },
        {
            type: Titanium.UI.ATTRIBUTE_FOREGROUND_COLOR,
            value: "black",
            range: [text.indexOf('rocks!'), ('rocks!').length]
        }
    ]
});

var label = Titanium.UI.createLabel({
    left: 20,
    right: 20,
    height: Titanium.UI.SIZE,
    attributedString: attr
});

win.add(label);

# Adds attributes, one by one.

var win = Titanium.UI.createWindow({
    backgroundColor: '#ddd',
});

win.open();

var text =  'Bacon ipsum dolor Appcelerator Titanium rocks! sit amet fatback leberkas salami sausage tongue strip steak.';

var attr = Titanium.UI.createAttributedString({
    text: text
});

// Underlines text
attr.addAttribute({
    type: Titanium.UI.ATTRIBUTE_UNDERLINES_STYLE,
    range: [0, text.length]
});

var label = Titanium.UI.createLabel({
    left: 20,
    right: 20,
    height: Titanium.UI.SIZE,
    attributedString: attr
});

win.add(label);

# Properties

# attributes

Availability
3.6.0
3.6.0
9.2.0
attributes :Array<Attribute>

An array of attributes to add.

Internally, this calls the addAttribute method for each of the attributes passed in.

# text

Availability
3.6.0
3.6.0
9.2.0
text :String

The text applied to the attributed string.

The text property must be set in the constructor and cannot be changed.

# Methods

# addAttribute

Availability
3.6.0
3.6.0
9.2.0
addAttribute(attribute) → void

Adds an Attribute with the given name and value to the characters in the specified range.

Parameters

Name Type Description
attribute Attribute

An attribute object.

Returns

Type
void

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