Protocol

NSGlyphStorage

A set of methods that a glyph storage object must implement to interact properly with NSGlyphGenerator.

Declaration

protocol NSGlyphStorage

Overview

An example of a class that conforms to the NSGlyphStorage protocol is NSLayoutManager.

Topics

Returning text storage

func attributedString() -> NSAttributedString

Returns the text storage object from which the NSGlyphGenerator object procures characters for glyph generation.

Required.

Returning glyph display options

func layoutOptions() -> Int

Returns the current layout options.

Required.

Modifying the glyph cache

func insertGlyphs(UnsafePointer<NSGlyph>, length: Int, forStartingGlyphAt: Int, characterIndex: Int)

Inserts the given glyphs into the glyph cache and maps them to the specified characters.

Required.

func setIntAttribute(Int, value: Int, forGlyphAt: Int)

Sets a custom attribute value for a given glyph.

Required.

Constants

Layout Options

Layout options returned as a bit mask by the layoutOptions() method.

Relationships

Conforming Types

See Also

Glyphs

typealias NSGlyph

The type used to specify glyphs.

class NSGlyphGenerator

An object that performs the initial, nominal glyph generation phase in the layout process.

class NSGlyphInfo

A glyph attribute in an attributed string.

Glyph Attributes

Attributes that are used only inside the glyph generation machinery, but must also be shared between components.

func NSConvertGlyphsToPackedGlyphs(UnsafeMutablePointer<NSGlyph>, Int, NSMultibyteGlyphPacking, UnsafeMutablePointer<Int8>) -> Int

Prepares a set of glyphs for processing by character-based routines.

Deprecated