NSAttributedString strikethrough doesn't work with multi-line UILabel

Originator:SaagarJha28
Number:rdar://31174934 Date Originated:21-Mar-2017 11:08 AM
Status:Duplicate/31127491 Resolved:
Product:iOS + SDK (UIKit) Product Version:iOS 10.3 [14E5265a]
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:
 
Area:
UIKit

Summary:
I'm trying to strikethrough a UILabel using a NSAttributedString; however, it seems to fail if the UILabel spans multiple lines. Please see the attached project and screenshot.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run attached project.

Expected Results:
Both labels would be stricken through.

Actual Results:
Only the shorter, top label is stricken through.

Version:
iOS 10.3 [14E5265a]

Notes:


Configuration:
iPhone 5c 8GB AT&T, iOS Simulator

Comments

I can confirm michael.bradley.softwire workaround is working on Swift 3 iOS 10.3.2!

This is the translation to Swift 3

let attributeString: NSMutableAttributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "Your String") attributeString.addAttribute(NSBaselineOffsetAttributeName, value: 0, range: NSMakeRange(0, attributeString.length)) attributeString.addAttributes([NSStrikethroughStyleAttributeName: NSUnderlineStyle.styleSingle.rawValue], range: NSMakeRange(0, attributeString.length))

Thanks michael.bradley.softwire!

Workaround

It appears you can workaround this by setting a baseline offset of 0. I am working in Xamarin Studio, and the following resolved the issue for me:

var attributedString = new NSMutableAttributedString(text); attributedString.AddAttribute(UIStringAttributeKey.BaselineOffset, NSNumber.FromInt32(0), new NSRange(0, message.Length)); attributedString.AddAttribute(UIStringAttributeKey.StrikethroughStyle, NSNumber.FromInt32((int)NSUnderlineStyle.Single), new NSRange(0, message.Length));

Hopefully this works when translated to Swift too. It looks like this bug is related to: https://openradar.appspot.com/30739102 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43074652/ios-10-3-nsstrikethroughstyleattributename-is-not-rendered-if-applied-to-a-sub

By michael.bradley.softwire at April 21, 2017, 9:21 a.m. (reply...)

Confirmed to still be present in iOS 10.3.1

Issue is still present in iOS 10.3.1

This also happens with superscript and subscript attributes.

By koenvanderdrift at April 2, 2017, 4:52 p.m. (reply...)

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