The Core iOS Developer’s Cookbook, Fifth Edition

Using Built-in Type Detectors

UITextViews and UIWebViews offer built-in data type detectors, including phone numbers, HTTP links, and so forth. Set the dataDetectorTypes property to allow the view to automatically convert pattern matches into clickable URLs that are embedded into the view’s text. Legal types include addresses, calendar events, links, and phone numbers. Use UIDataDetectorTypeAll to match all supported types or use UIDataDetectorTypeNone to disable pattern matching.