Attributed Text Center Alignment - ios

Question

I have tried everything but cannot seem to center this text. Can someone please tell me where the error is.
NSMutableParagraphStyle *paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle.new;
paragraphStyle.alignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
label.attributedText = [[NSAttributedString alloc] initWithString:cell.EventTitle.text attributes:#{NSForegroundColorAttributeName : [UIColor whiteColor],NSParagraphStyleAttributeName:paragraphStyle,NSBaselineOffsetAttributeName : #0,NSFontAttributeName : [UIFont fontWithName:#"BrandonGrotesque-Black" size:34]}];

Answer 1

In Swift 5
let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraph.alignment = .center
textView.attributedText = NSAttributedString(string: "String",
attributes: [.paragraphStyle: paragraph])
In Swift-4
let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraph.alignment = .center
let attributes: [NSAttributedString.Key : Any] = [NSAttributedString.Key.paragraphStyle: paragraph]
let attrString = NSAttributedString(string:"string", attributes: attributes)
textView.attributedText = attrString
In Swift-3
let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraph.alignment = .center
let attributes: [String : Any] = [NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: paragraph]
let attrString = NSAttributedString(string:"string", attributes: attributes)
textView.attributedText = attrString

Answer 2

You can set the center alignment using this. Remember to set range.
NSMutableParagraphStyle *paragraphStyle = [[NSMutableParagraphStyle alloc] init];
[paragraphStyle setAlignment:NSTextAlignmentCenter];
NSMutableAttributedString *attributedString = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:string];
[attributedString addAttribute:NSParagraphStyleAttributeName value:paragraphStyle range:NSMakeRange(0, [string length])];

Answer 3

In Swift 4
let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraph.alignment = .center
textView.attributedText = NSAttributedString(string: "string",
attributes: [.paragraphStyle: paragraph])

Answer 4

Another way:
Swift:
let paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraphStyle.alignment = .center
let attributedString = NSAttributedString(string: "This will be centered.", attributes: [ NSAttributedString.Key.paragraphStyle: paragraphStyle])
Obj-C:
NSMutableParagraphStyle *paragraphStyle = [NSMutableParagraphStyle new];
paragraphStyle.alignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
NSAttributedString *attributedString = [NSAttributedString.alloc initWithString:#"This will be centered."
attributes: #{NSParagraphStyleAttributeName:paragraphStyle}];

Answer 5

Swift 4+
let paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraphStyle.alignment = NSTextAlignment.center
// Swift 4.2++
let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Your String", attributes: [NSAttributedString.Key.paragraphStyle:paragraphStyle])
// Swift 4.1--
let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Your String", attributes: [NSAttributedStringKey.paragraphStyle:paragraphStyle])
let yourLabel = UILabel()
yourLabel.attributedText = attributedString
Objective-C
NSString *string = #"Your String";
NSMutableParagraphStyle * paragraphStyle = [[NSMutableParagraphStyle alloc] init];
paragraphStyle.alignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
NSMutableAttributedString * attributedString = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:string attributes: #{NSParagraphStyleAttributeName:paragraphStyle}];
UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] init];
label.attributedText = attributedString;

Answer 6

In Swift
let titleString = "title here"
let paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraphStyle.alignment = .Center
let attributedString = NSAttributedString(
string: titleString,
attributes: [NSParagraphStyleAttributeName: paragraphStyle]
)
titleAttributedLabel.attributedText = attributedString

Answer 7

Swift4
let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Example text that is centered using a paragraph style. With the ability to change the width between lines.", attributes: [NSAttributedStringKey.font: GothamFont.medium(with: 14)])
let myParagraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
myParagraphStyle.alignment = .center // center the text
myParagraphStyle.lineSpacing = 14 //Change spacing between lines
myParagraphStyle.paragraphSpacing = 38 //Change space between paragraphs
attributedString.addAttributes([.paragraphStyle: myParagraphStyle], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: attributedString.length))

Answer 8

helper method based on the helpful answers above
public extension NSAttributedString
{
var centered: NSAttributedString
{
let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraph.alignment = .center
let m = NSMutableAttributedString(attributedString: self)
m.addAttribute(.paragraphStyle, value: paragraph, range: NSMakeRange(0, length))
return m
}
}
in case you want the Is dotted and Ts crossed el verbositas version
var centered: NSAttributedString {
let paragraphStyle: NSMutableParagraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraphStyle.alignment = NSTextAlignment.center
let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(attributedString: self)
attributedString.addAttributes([NSAttributedString.Key.paragraphStyle : paragraphStyle],
range: NSRange(location: 0, length: attributedString.length))
return attributedString
}

Answer 9

To do it in Swift 2.x
let attributeString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "text")
style.alignment = .Center
attributeString.addAttribute(NSParagraphStyleAttributeName, value: style, range: range)

Answer 10

Sometimes when text is in Arabic or other right align languages then when doing alignment Justified, last line text ends at left side. for this we can add baseWritingDirection below is sample code
let paragraphStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraphStyle.alignment = .justified
paragraphStyle.baseWritingDirection = .rightToLeft
attribute.addAttribute(NSAttributedStringKey.paragraphStyle, value:paragraphStyle, range:range)
txtView.attributedText = attribute

Answer 11

Set line breakmode, if you set attributed text on UIButton.
Swift 5
let paragraph = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
paragraph.alignment = .center
paragraph.lineBreakMode = .byClipping
Objective-C
NSMutableParagraphStyle *style = [[NSMutableParagraphStyle alloc] init];
style.alignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
style.lineBreakMode = NSLineBreakByClipping;

Answer 12

This works for me
label.textAlignment = .center