UIMenuController is an interface to cut, copy, paste, select, and delete. Here is a snippet showing how to set one up:
//
// SampleViewController.m
// Sample
//
// Created by Kevin Sylvestre on 10-03-25.
// Copyright Kevin Sylvestre 2010. All rights reserved.
//
#import "SampleViewController.h"
@implementation SampleViewController
#pragma mark - Helpers
- (void)showMenuController
{
[self becomeFirstResponder];
UIMenuController *sharedMenuController = [UIMenuController sharedMenuController];
[sharedMenuController setTargetRect:CGRectMake(100, 100, 0, 0) inView:self.view];
[sharedMenuController setMenuVisible:YES animated:YES];
}
#pragma mark - Main
- (void)touchesEnded:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
{
[self showMenuController];
}
- (BOOL)canBecomeFirstResponder
{
return YES;
}
#pragma mark - Actions
- (BOOL)canPerformAction:(SEL)action withSender:(id)sender
{
if (action == @selector(cut:) || action == @selector(copy:)) return YES;
return NO;
}
- (void)cut:(id)sender { NSLog(@"cut"); }
- (void)copy:(id)sender { NSLog(@"copy"); }
@end