Play-ground-AttributedString.swift

//: Playground - noun: a place where people can play

import UIKit

var str = "Hello, playground"
var myLabel:UILabel = UILabel(frame: CGRectMake(0,0,280,32))
myLabel.font = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(32.0)


/**
  testing so I can use markdown
  
  - returns: Sed do eiusmod tempor.
*/

func what()-> String{
   return "help"
}

/**
 testing so I can use markdown
 
 - Parameter val: added to string
 - returns: help with a new value
 */

func whatWithParam( val:Int)-> String{
    return "help \(val)"
}

var myMutableString:NSMutableAttributedString;
myMutableString = NSMutableAttributedString(string:"what the what" );
myMutableString.addAttribute(NSForegroundColorAttributeName,
    value: UIColor.redColor(),
    range: NSRange( location:5, length:3))


// multiple attributes at once
var greenAndBold = [String:NSObject]()
greenAndBold[NSForegroundColorAttributeName] = UIColor.greenColor()
greenAndBold[NSFontAttributeName] = UIFont.boldSystemFontOfSize(32.0)

myMutableString.addAttributes(greenAndBold, range:  NSRange( location:9, length:4))
    


myLabel.attributedText = myMutableString