Question

how can I subclass UITextView to disable copy,cut,and paste?

I have seen many examples out there but I did not get how to subclass UITextView?

I need to overwrite:

    - (BOOL)canBecomeFirstResponder
{
   return NO;
}

But what is the exact steps to subclass ? and how to link it to my existing UITextView in my storyboard?

Answer 1

I’m not 100% about this, but it may work.

On your subclass, override this method like this:

-(BOOL) canPerformAction:(SEL)selector withSender:(id)sender{
  if(selector == @selector(copy) || selector == @selector(cut) || selector == @selector(paste)) return NO;
  return [super canPerformAction:selector withSender:sender];
}

Let me know if it works.