Protocol

UITextInputTokenizer

A tokenizer, which is an object that allows the text input system to evaluate text units of different granularities.

Declaration

@protocol UITextInputTokenizer

Overview

Granularities of text units are always evaluated with reference to a storage or reference direction.

Text-processing objects that conform to the UITextInput protocol must hold a reference to a tokenizer (via the tokenizer property). The UITextInputStringTokenizer class provides a default base implementation of the UITextInputTokenizer protocol. Tokenizers of this class are suitable for most western-language keyboards. Apps with different requirements may adopt the UITextInputTokenizer protocol and create their own tokenizers.

Topics

Determining Text Positions Relative to Unit Boundaries

- isPosition:atBoundary:inDirection:

Return whether a text position is at a boundary of a text unit of a specified granularity in a specified direction.

Required.

- isPosition:withinTextUnit:inDirection:

Return whether a text position is within a text unit of a specified granularity in a specified direction.

Required.

Computing Text Position by Unit Boundaries

- positionFromPosition:toBoundary:inDirection:

Return the next text position at a boundary of a text unit of the given granularity in a given direction.

Required.

Getting Ranges of Specific Text Units

- rangeEnclosingPosition:withGranularity:inDirection:

Return the range for the text enclosing a text position in a text unit of a given granularity in a given direction.

Required.

Constants

UITextDirection

A direction of the text.

UITextGranularity

The granularity of a unit of text.

Relationships

Inherits From

Conforming Types

See Also

Input

UITextInput

A set of methods you implement to interact with the text input system and enable features such as autocorrection and multistage text input in documents.

UITextInputDelegate

An intermediary between a document and the text input system.

UIKeyInput

A set of methods a subclass of UIResponder uses to implement simple text entry.

UITextInputMode

The current text-input mode.

UITextInputStringTokenizer

A base implementation of the UITextInputTokenizer protocol.

UIDictationPhrase

An object that represents the textual interpretation of a spoken phrase as dictated by a user.

UIInputView

An object that displays and manages custom input for a view when that view becomes the first responder.

UITextPlaceholder
UITextAlternativeStyle