Draw a line inside a UITextView - NSAttributedString

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I wish to draw a customizable line inside a UITextView consisting of some text (using NSAttributedString)

Here's what I tried

NSString *unicodeStr = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%C%C%C", 0x00A0, 0x0009, 0x00A0]; //nbsp, tab, nbsp
NSMutableAttributedString *str = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:unicodeStr];
NSRange strRange = NSMakeRange(0, str.length);

NSMutableParagraphStyle *const tabStyle = [[NSMutableParagraphStyle alloc] init];
tabStyle.headIndent = 16; //padding on left and right edges
tabStyle.firstLineHeadIndent = 16;
tabStyle.tailIndent = -16;
NSTextTab *listTab = [[NSTextTab alloc] initWithTextAlignment:NSTextAlignmentCenter location:40 options:@{}]; //this is how long I want the line to be
tabStyle.tabStops = @[listTab];
[str  addAttribute:NSParagraphStyleAttributeName value:tabStyle range:strRange];
[str addAttribute:NSStrikethroughStyleAttributeName value:[NSNumber numberWithInt:2] range:strRange];

But no matter what value I provide for the tab stop location (40 in this case) and tailIndent (-16 here), the line only respects the headIndent and spans the entire UITextView width (minus the headIndent of course).

EDIT - I am pretty sure the issue is because I am not using the correct unicode chars (although they seem to be the logical choice). In case this gives someone a hint, if I add a space after the 2nd nbsp i.e. towards the end, the tab is limited to a single tab length

nsparagraphstyle nsattributedstring objective-c ios
3 Answers

for swift 5,

    let unicodeStr = "\n\u{00a0}\t\t\n"
    let str = NSMutableAttributedString(string: unicodeStr)
    let strRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: str.length)

    let tabStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
    tabStyle.headIndent = 0 //padding on left and right edges
    tabStyle.firstLineHeadIndent = 0
    //tabStyle.tailIndent = -16
    let listTab = NSTextTab(textAlignment: .center, location: textView.frame.size.width-10, options: [:]) //this is how long I want the line to be
    tabStyle.tabStops = [listTab]
    str.addAttribute(.paragraphStyle, value: tabStyle, range: strRange)
    str.addAttribute(.strikethroughStyle, value: NSNumber(value: 2), range: strRange)
    str.addAttribute(.strikethroughColor, value: UIColor.label, range: strRange)
    str.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.font, value: self.currentFont, range: strRange)
    str.addAttribute(NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor, value: UIColor.label, range: strRange)


    textView.textStorage.append(str)

    //To set cursor end of document
    let endPosition = self.textView.endOfDocument
    self.textView.selectedTextRange = self.textView.textRange(from: endPosition, to: endPosition)
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