NSFontAttributeName has changed to String

string swift uinavigationbar
Mono.WTF picture Mono.WTF · Oct 26, 2014 · Viewed 36.8k times · Source

i'm trying to style the navigation bar properly, i need to change the font to helvetica neue with a size point of 19. I've ever used this code but i've notice that now doesn't work as well: 

navigationController?.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = [NSFontAttributeName: UIFont(name: "HelveticaNeue-Light", size: 19)]

this happens because the type of NSFontAttributeName has changed to String, i've tried to fix it with

navigationController?.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = [NSFontAttributeName: "HelveticaNeue-Light, 19"]

but the compiler continue to give me an error related to point size in font, how can i fix it?

Answer

vacawama picture vacawama · Oct 26, 2014

The UIFont constructor is returning an optional (UIFont?) which you must unwrap to use. Add ! if you're sure you have a valid font name:

Swift 4.2:

navigationController?.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = [NSAttributedString.Key.font: UIFont(name: "HelveticaNeue-Light", size: 19)!]

Swift 4:

navigationController?.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = [NSAttributedStringKey.font: UIFont(name: "HelveticaNeue-Light", size: 19)!]

Swift 3:

navigationController?.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = [NSFontAttributeName: UIFont(name: "HelveticaNeue-Light", size: 19)!]

Note: If you are setting a font with a static name in your code, then force unwrapping is safe once you’ve verified you’re using a valid font name. If you are getting the font name from an external source (the user or a server), you will want to use optional binding such as if let font = UIFont(... or guard let font = UIFont(... to safely unwrap the font before use.

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