How do I initialize an empty NSMutableAttributedString in swift?

Question

With this code it tells me that 'String' is not convertible to 'NSMutableAttributedString'

var textViewString:NSMutableAttributedString = ""

How do I properly initialize this string as empty? (It needs to be empty as I iterate through a loop appending items to the string.)

Okhan Okbay · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-16 21:12:26Z

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You can define it like this

var textViewString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: "")

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answered May 28, 2015 at 11:39

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Although you don't need the explicit type since Swift can infer the type from the initializer. Martin's answer is the preferred syntax.

Martin R · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-28 12:13:15Z

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You can create an empty mutable attributed string simply with

var textViewString = NSMutableAttributedString()

answered May 28, 2015 at 12:13

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