Can't make URL clickable in UITextView

Question

I'm using Interface Builder to layout my app. I have a UITextView that contains some text, part of which is a URL that I'd like to make clickable (e.g. launches a browser). I've read up on how to do this and believe I'm doing it correctly, however while the URL appears blue/clickable, clicking it in the iPhone emulator doesn't work. Nothing happens.

My controller:

@interface FirstViewController : UIViewController <UISearchBarDelegate>
@property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UITextView *review;
@end

In my implementation I @synthesize review; (and am able to manipulate the view's text, so don't think that's the issue).

In IB I have:

IB Settings

..then later when I go to set the text (and attempt to make URLs in the view clickable) I do:

self.review.text = content;
// My understanding is that this makes URLs clickable...
self.review.dataDetectorTypes = UIDataDetectorTypeLink;

...which displays something like:

Simulator Output

...which really looks like it wants to work, however when clicking the URL nothing happens. What am I missing?

--UPDATE--

Tried adding self.review.editable = NO; in response to Dixit Patel's answer, but it didn't fix the issue:

self.review.text = content;
// My understanding is that this makes URLs clickable...
self.review.editable = NO; 
self.review.dataDetectorTypes = UIDataDetectorTypeLink;

Downvoted huh? Would love to know why. – Madbreaks Dec 12 '14 at 04:11 — Madbreaks, Dec 12 '14 at 04:11

IgniteCoders · Answer 1 · 2018-04-05T13:08:30.783

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Check the "Selectable" and "Links" checkboxes in the textview Attributes Inspector:

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edited Apr 05 '18 at 13:08

answered Dec 02 '13 at 17:42

IgniteCoders

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self.selectable = true – Anton Tropashko Sep 01 '16 at 05:55
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@AntonTropashko Actually there is a button for that in the Storyboard editor. It's in Attributes Inspector. – shim Jul 14 '17 at 22:04

score 33 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 19 '20 at 04:10

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Try to use this Hope this help to you

Links are not clickable by default in a UITextView. But luckily they can be enabled with a few simple lines of code:

self.review.editable = NO;//required
self.review.selectable = YES;//required
self.review.dataDetectorTypes = UIDataDetectorTypeLink;

Unfortunately you cannot have an editable UITextView with clickable links. If you set editable to YES, then all links will be treated as regular text.

EDIT

Have u check properly it may be UITextview disable in your .xib file.

edited Apr 19 '20 at 04:10

Albert Renshaw

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answered Jan 17 '13 at 20:00

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Thanks. Added `self.review.editable = NO;` (already had the other part), but still not working. Tried both adding those lines of code before and after setting the view `text`. – Madbreaks Jan 17 '13 at 20:12
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@Madbreaks have u check properly it may be UITextview disable in your .xib file. – Dixit Patel Jan 17 '13 at 20:18
The issue was that `User Interaction Enabled` wasn't checked at the bottom of the *View* section of IB's *Attributes Inspector*. Thanks for putting me on the right track! – Madbreaks Jan 17 '13 at 20:37
Note, you must have `textView.selectable = YES;` for this to work! – Albert Renshaw Apr 14 '19 at 03:22

Madbreaks · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-23T20:37:44.370

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The issue was that User Interaction Enabled wasn't checked at the bottom of the View section of IB's Attributes Inspector.

edited Jun 23 '15 at 20:37

answered Dec 03 '13 at 20:00

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You made my day dear! – Prasanna Mar 08 '17 at 10:25

Can't make URL clickable in UITextView

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