textView.attributedText = originalContent
let lineLimit = 10
textView.isEditable = true
textView.isScrollEnabled = false
textView.textContainerInset = .zero // default is (8, 0, 8, 0)
textView.textContainer.maximumNumberOfLines = lineLimit // Important condition
textView.textContainer.lineBreakMode = .byTruncatingTail
// two incomplete methods, which do NOT work in iOS 8.3
// size.width可能比maxSize.width小 ————遗憾的是 iOS 8.3 上此方法无视maximumNumberOfLines参数,所以得借助于UILabel
// size.width may be less than maxSize.width, ---- Do NOT work in iOS 8.3, which disregards textView.textContainer.maximumNumberOfLines
// let size = textView.sizeThatFits(maxSize)
// 遗憾的是 iOS 8.3 上此方法失效了,得借助于UILabel
// Does not work in iOS 8.3
// let size = textView.layoutManager.usedRectForTextContainer(textView.textContainer).size
// Suggested method: use a temperary label to get its size
let label = UILabel(); label.attributedText = originalContent
let size = label.textRect(forBounds: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: maxSize), limitedToNumberOfLines: lineLimit).size
textView.frame.size = size
In my project, the view controller is involved with lots of Constraints and StackView, and I set the TextView height as a constraint, and it varies based on the textView.contentSize.height value.
step1: get a IB outlet
@IBOutlet weak var textViewHeight: NSLayoutConstraint!
If your textView is allowed to grow as tall as the content, then
textView.isScrollEnabled = false
should just work with autolayout.
If you want to remain the textView to be scrollable, you need to add an optional height constraint,
internal lazy var textViewHeightConstraint: NSLayoutConstraint = {
let constraint = self.textView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 0)
constraint.priority = .defaultHigh
return constraint
}()
public override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
// Assuming there is width constraint setup on the textView.
let targetSize = CGSize(width: textView.frame.width, height: CGFloat(MAXFLOAT))
textViewHeightConstraint.constant = textView.sizeThatFits(targetSize).height
}
The reason to override layoutSubviews() is to make sure the textView is laid out properly horizontally so we can rely on the width to calculate the height.
Since the height constraint is set to a lower priority, if it runs out space vertically the actual height of the textView will be less than the contentSize. And the textView will be scrollable.
Whenever you need to resize the textview according to the inside content size, like in messageing app.
Use cocoapods(GrowingTextView), it will make your life easier, than coding the dynamic resizing of textview on your own.