Re: Displaying an arbitrary unicode character using CGContextShowTextAtPoint or CGContextShowGlyphsAtPoint
Re: Displaying an arbitrary unicode character using CGContextShowTextAtPoint or CGContextShowGlyphsAtPoint
- Subject: Re: Displaying an arbitrary unicode character using CGContextShowTextAtPoint or CGContextShowGlyphsAtPoint
- From: David Duncan <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:33:20 -0700
On Mar 30, 2012, at 9:18 AM, Jeff Schriebman wrote:
> I need to display the upwards arrow character in a specific position in a view.
> The unicode equivalence is U+2B06 and in UTF-8 it is E2 AC 86.
>
> I can successfully display it in Xcode on the console using NSLog(@"This is an up arrow character \u2B06");
>
> I have not found a way to use CGContextShowTextAtPoint to easily display such a character and the examples I have found using CGContextShowGlyphsAtPoint() seem to require me to use a font containing the upwards arrow glyph. Is there a generic all inclusive unicode font? What is the right approach to this issue? Suggestions are appreciated.
Why not just use the string drawing methods that are added to NSString by AppKit or UIKit (based on which your using)?
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David Duncan
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