Clear UITextField Placeholder text on tap
In Xcode4 I've created some placeholder text for a UITextField and I'd like it to clear when the user taps in the box.
So, in the Attributes Inspector for the text field I've clicked "Clear when editing begins" however this does not immediately remove the text when I tap in the text box (it only disappears when you start typing).
Is there any way of removing the placeholder text immediately on tapping in the text box?
iphone uitextfield
asked Dec 16 '11 at 10:31
Snowcrash
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In Xcode4 I've created some placeholder text for a UITextField and I'd like it to clear when the user taps in the box.
So, in the Attributes Inspector for the text field I've clicked "Clear when editing begins" however this does not immediately remove the text when I tap in the text box (it only disappears when you start typing).
Is there any way of removing the placeholder text immediately on tapping in the text box?
iphone uitextfield
asked Dec 16 '11 at 10:31
Snowcrash
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In Xcode4 I've created some placeholder text for a UITextField and I'd like it to clear when the user taps in the box.
So, in the Attributes Inspector for the text field I've clicked "Clear when editing begins" however this does not immediately remove the text when I tap in the text box (it only disappears when you start typing).
Is there any way of removing the placeholder text immediately on tapping in the text box?
iphone uitextfield
asked Dec 16 '11 at 10:31
Snowcrash
37.1k39132212
In Xcode4 I've created some placeholder text for a UITextField and I'd like it to clear when the user taps in the box.
So, in the Attributes Inspector for the text field I've clicked "Clear when editing begins" however this does not immediately remove the text when I tap in the text box (it only disappears when you start typing).
Is there any way of removing the placeholder text immediately on tapping in the text box?
iphone uitextfield
iphone uitextfield
asked Dec 16 '11 at 10:31
Snowcrash
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asked Dec 16 '11 at 10:31
Snowcrash
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asked Dec 16 '11 at 10:31
Snowcrash
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asked Dec 16 '11 at 10:31
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asked Dec 16 '11 at 10:31
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make your ViewController the delegate of the textField and implement those two methods:
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = nil;
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = @"Your Placeholdertext";
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Matthias Bauch
83k15205242
In the second method you have to check that the textfield has empty value or not?
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:43
4
nope. The placeholder text just isn't visible if there is "regular" text.
– Matthias Bauch
Dec 16 '11 at 10:46
Oh.. Yeah i forget.. :) Thanks for the info..
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:47
i have add some code into my answer to check is text field is empty or not
– Maulik
Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
2
FYI, there's a bug on iOS 7.0 when you set UITextField as center-aligned, assigned a placeholder for it, then clear the placeholder (whether nil or @""). Start editing UITextField, you'll find the cursor at weird position.
– zhangyoufu
Sep 20 '13 at 10:47
|
show 1 more comment
The solution provided by Matthias Bauch works well, but what happens when you have more than one UITextField to worry about? Now you have to identify which UITextField is referred to in textFieldDidEndEditing:textField (possibly by use of the tag property), and that results in more unnecessary code and logic.
A much simpler solution: simply assign a clear color to the placeholder text , and when done editing, revert back to it's original color. This way, your textFieldDidEndEditing:textField doesn't have to identify the textField to set back its corresponding text after it was nullified as in Bauch's solution.
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField setValue:[UIColor clearColor] forKeyPath:@"_placeholderLabel.textColor"];
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField setValue:[UIColor placeholderColor] forKeyPath:@"_placeholderLabel.textColor"];
}
edited Nov 23 '16 at 10:58
Meet Doshi
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answered Feb 6 '14 at 9:04
etayluz
7,58265584
This could cause app store rejection for using private API
– Hellojeffy
Sep 11 '16 at 17:30
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You should also check if text filed is empty then you should put place holder again
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = nil;
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField
{
if ([textField.text isEqualToString:@""] || [[textField.text stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet]] length] == 0))
{
[textField setText:@""];
textField.placeholder = @"Your Placeholdertext";
}
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
Maulik
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use this..
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
textField.placeholder=nil;
}
don't forget to add the delegate for the textfield to your file Owner.
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:36
Ankit Srivastava
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If you have more than one TextField
1) Add String variable to your class
class YourViewController : UIViewController {
var placeHolder = ""
2) Add UITextFieldDelegate
extension YourViewController : UITextFieldDelegate {
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
placeHolder = textField.placeholder ?? ""
textField.placeholder = ""
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
if textField.placeholder == ""{
textField.placeholder = placeHolder
}
}
answered Nov 12 at 9:59
Ammar
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In your .h file declare a function like
-(IBAction)clear:(id)sender;
attach this function to your touchdown event of your UITextField.
in your .m file
-(IBAction)clear:(id)sender
{
myplaceHolderText.text=@"";
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:48
Ajeet Pratap Maurya
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- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
textField.placeholder=nil;
}
textfield delegate make place holder value to nil
edited Apr 8 '16 at 11:37
Maciek z Wrocławia
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answered Aug 6 '14 at 6:04
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The @etayluz 's solution is better (my opinion), because you don't need to worry about assigning placeholder'a text again.
If you have custom textFields in different places of your app and want them to behave equally (as I need in my case) you can add this code to your custom TextField's class:
class CustomTextField: UITextField, UITextFieldDelegate {
private func setup() {
//do additional setup like attributedPlaceholder, inset, etc.
self.delegate = self
}
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
setup()
}
// MARK: UITextFieldDelegate methods
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.clearColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.lightGrayColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
}
But if you need to have specific UITextFieldDelegate's methods for individual textField you DO need to implement this logic for it individually:
class LoginViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate {
@IBOutlet weak var emailTextField: CustomTextField!
@IBOutlet weak var passwordTextField: CustomTextField!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
textFields = [emailTextField, passwordTextField]
for textField in textFields {
textField.delegate = self
}
// MARK: UITextFieldDelegate methods
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.clearColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.lightGrayColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
}
answered Jul 12 '16 at 10:54
Yurii Koval
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In case of SWIFT 3 or later
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
textField.placeholder = nil
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
textField.placeholder = "Text Placeholder"
}
answered Oct 31 '17 at 10:34
Ghulam Rasool
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On Button action Event put this Code:
txtName.placeholder = @"";
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Developer
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make your ViewController the delegate of the textField and implement those two methods:
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = nil;
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = @"Your Placeholdertext";
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Matthias Bauch
83k15205242
In the second method you have to check that the textfield has empty value or not?
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:43
4
nope. The placeholder text just isn't visible if there is "regular" text.
– Matthias Bauch
Dec 16 '11 at 10:46
Oh.. Yeah i forget.. :) Thanks for the info..
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:47
i have add some code into my answer to check is text field is empty or not
– Maulik
Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
2
FYI, there's a bug on iOS 7.0 when you set UITextField as center-aligned, assigned a placeholder for it, then clear the placeholder (whether nil or @""). Start editing UITextField, you'll find the cursor at weird position.
– zhangyoufu
Sep 20 '13 at 10:47
|
show 1 more comment
make your ViewController the delegate of the textField and implement those two methods:
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = nil;
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = @"Your Placeholdertext";
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Matthias Bauch
83k15205242
In the second method you have to check that the textfield has empty value or not?
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:43
4
nope. The placeholder text just isn't visible if there is "regular" text.
– Matthias Bauch
Dec 16 '11 at 10:46
Oh.. Yeah i forget.. :) Thanks for the info..
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:47
i have add some code into my answer to check is text field is empty or not
– Maulik
Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
2
FYI, there's a bug on iOS 7.0 when you set UITextField as center-aligned, assigned a placeholder for it, then clear the placeholder (whether nil or @""). Start editing UITextField, you'll find the cursor at weird position.
– zhangyoufu
Sep 20 '13 at 10:47
|
show 1 more comment
make your ViewController the delegate of the textField and implement those two methods:
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = nil;
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = @"Your Placeholdertext";
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Matthias Bauch
83k15205242
make your ViewController the delegate of the textField and implement those two methods:
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = nil;
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = @"Your Placeholdertext";
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Matthias Bauch
83k15205242
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Matthias Bauch
83k15205242
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Matthias Bauch
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answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Matthias Bauch
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83k15205242
In the second method you have to check that the textfield has empty value or not?
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:43
4
nope. The placeholder text just isn't visible if there is "regular" text.
– Matthias Bauch
Dec 16 '11 at 10:46
Oh.. Yeah i forget.. :) Thanks for the info..
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:47
i have add some code into my answer to check is text field is empty or not
– Maulik
Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
2
FYI, there's a bug on iOS 7.0 when you set UITextField as center-aligned, assigned a placeholder for it, then clear the placeholder (whether nil or @""). Start editing UITextField, you'll find the cursor at weird position.
– zhangyoufu
Sep 20 '13 at 10:47
|
show 1 more comment
In the second method you have to check that the textfield has empty value or not?
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:43
4
nope. The placeholder text just isn't visible if there is "regular" text.
– Matthias Bauch
Dec 16 '11 at 10:46
Oh.. Yeah i forget.. :) Thanks for the info..
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:47
i have add some code into my answer to check is text field is empty or not
– Maulik
Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
2
FYI, there's a bug on iOS 7.0 when you set UITextField as center-aligned, assigned a placeholder for it, then clear the placeholder (whether nil or @""). Start editing UITextField, you'll find the cursor at weird position.
– zhangyoufu
Sep 20 '13 at 10:47
In the second method you have to check that the textfield has empty value or not?
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:43
In the second method you have to check that the textfield has empty value or not?
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:43
4
4
nope. The placeholder text just isn't visible if there is "regular" text.
– Matthias Bauch
Dec 16 '11 at 10:46
nope. The placeholder text just isn't visible if there is "regular" text.
– Matthias Bauch
Dec 16 '11 at 10:46
Oh.. Yeah i forget.. :) Thanks for the info..
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:47
Oh.. Yeah i forget.. :) Thanks for the info..
– KingofBliss
Dec 16 '11 at 10:47
i have add some code into my answer to check is text field is empty or not
– Maulik
Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
i have add some code into my answer to check is text field is empty or not
– Maulik
Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
2
2
FYI, there's a bug on iOS 7.0 when you set UITextField as center-aligned, assigned a placeholder for it, then clear the placeholder (whether nil or @""). Start editing UITextField, you'll find the cursor at weird position.
– zhangyoufu
Sep 20 '13 at 10:47
FYI, there's a bug on iOS 7.0 when you set UITextField as center-aligned, assigned a placeholder for it, then clear the placeholder (whether nil or @""). Start editing UITextField, you'll find the cursor at weird position.
– zhangyoufu
Sep 20 '13 at 10:47
|
show 1 more comment
The solution provided by Matthias Bauch works well, but what happens when you have more than one UITextField to worry about? Now you have to identify which UITextField is referred to in textFieldDidEndEditing:textField (possibly by use of the tag property), and that results in more unnecessary code and logic.
A much simpler solution: simply assign a clear color to the placeholder text , and when done editing, revert back to it's original color. This way, your textFieldDidEndEditing:textField doesn't have to identify the textField to set back its corresponding text after it was nullified as in Bauch's solution.
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField setValue:[UIColor clearColor] forKeyPath:@"_placeholderLabel.textColor"];
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField setValue:[UIColor placeholderColor] forKeyPath:@"_placeholderLabel.textColor"];
}
edited Nov 23 '16 at 10:58
Meet Doshi
2,65782766
answered Feb 6 '14 at 9:04
etayluz
7,58265584
This could cause app store rejection for using private API
– Hellojeffy
Sep 11 '16 at 17:30
add a comment |
The solution provided by Matthias Bauch works well, but what happens when you have more than one UITextField to worry about? Now you have to identify which UITextField is referred to in textFieldDidEndEditing:textField (possibly by use of the tag property), and that results in more unnecessary code and logic.
A much simpler solution: simply assign a clear color to the placeholder text , and when done editing, revert back to it's original color. This way, your textFieldDidEndEditing:textField doesn't have to identify the textField to set back its corresponding text after it was nullified as in Bauch's solution.
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField setValue:[UIColor clearColor] forKeyPath:@"_placeholderLabel.textColor"];
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField setValue:[UIColor placeholderColor] forKeyPath:@"_placeholderLabel.textColor"];
}
edited Nov 23 '16 at 10:58
Meet Doshi
2,65782766
answered Feb 6 '14 at 9:04
etayluz
7,58265584
This could cause app store rejection for using private API
– Hellojeffy
Sep 11 '16 at 17:30
add a comment |
The solution provided by Matthias Bauch works well, but what happens when you have more than one UITextField to worry about? Now you have to identify which UITextField is referred to in textFieldDidEndEditing:textField (possibly by use of the tag property), and that results in more unnecessary code and logic.
A much simpler solution: simply assign a clear color to the placeholder text , and when done editing, revert back to it's original color. This way, your textFieldDidEndEditing:textField doesn't have to identify the textField to set back its corresponding text after it was nullified as in Bauch's solution.
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField setValue:[UIColor clearColor] forKeyPath:@"_placeholderLabel.textColor"];
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField setValue:[UIColor placeholderColor] forKeyPath:@"_placeholderLabel.textColor"];
}
edited Nov 23 '16 at 10:58
Meet Doshi
2,65782766
answered Feb 6 '14 at 9:04
etayluz
7,58265584
The solution provided by Matthias Bauch works well, but what happens when you have more than one UITextField to worry about? Now you have to identify which UITextField is referred to in textFieldDidEndEditing:textField (possibly by use of the tag property), and that results in more unnecessary code and logic.
A much simpler solution: simply assign a clear color to the placeholder text , and when done editing, revert back to it's original color. This way, your textFieldDidEndEditing:textField doesn't have to identify the textField to set back its corresponding text after it was nullified as in Bauch's solution.
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField setValue:[UIColor clearColor] forKeyPath:@"_placeholderLabel.textColor"];
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField setValue:[UIColor placeholderColor] forKeyPath:@"_placeholderLabel.textColor"];
}
edited Nov 23 '16 at 10:58
Meet Doshi
2,65782766
answered Feb 6 '14 at 9:04
etayluz
7,58265584
edited Nov 23 '16 at 10:58
Meet Doshi
2,65782766
edited Nov 23 '16 at 10:58
Meet Doshi
2,65782766
edited Nov 23 '16 at 10:58
Meet Doshi
2,65782766
2,65782766
answered Feb 6 '14 at 9:04
etayluz
7,58265584
answered Feb 6 '14 at 9:04
etayluz
7,58265584
answered Feb 6 '14 at 9:04
etayluz
7,58265584
7,58265584
This could cause app store rejection for using private API
– Hellojeffy
Sep 11 '16 at 17:30
add a comment |
This could cause app store rejection for using private API
– Hellojeffy
Sep 11 '16 at 17:30
This could cause app store rejection for using private API
– Hellojeffy
Sep 11 '16 at 17:30
This could cause app store rejection for using private API
– Hellojeffy
Sep 11 '16 at 17:30
add a comment |
You should also check if text filed is empty then you should put place holder again
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = nil;
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField
{
if ([textField.text isEqualToString:@""] || [[textField.text stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet]] length] == 0))
{
[textField setText:@""];
textField.placeholder = @"Your Placeholdertext";
}
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
Maulik
18.1k1473130
add a comment |
You should also check if text filed is empty then you should put place holder again
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = nil;
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField
{
if ([textField.text isEqualToString:@""] || [[textField.text stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet]] length] == 0))
{
[textField setText:@""];
textField.placeholder = @"Your Placeholdertext";
}
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
Maulik
18.1k1473130
add a comment |
You should also check if text filed is empty then you should put place holder again
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = nil;
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField
{
if ([textField.text isEqualToString:@""] || [[textField.text stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet]] length] == 0))
{
[textField setText:@""];
textField.placeholder = @"Your Placeholdertext";
}
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
Maulik
18.1k1473130
You should also check if text filed is empty then you should put place holder again
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField {
textField.placeholder = nil;
}
- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField
{
if ([textField.text isEqualToString:@""] || [[textField.text stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet]] length] == 0))
{
[textField setText:@""];
textField.placeholder = @"Your Placeholdertext";
}
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
Maulik
18.1k1473130
edited Dec 20 '11 at 4:26
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
Maulik
18.1k1473130
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
Maulik
18.1k1473130
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:57
Maulik
18.1k1473130
18.1k1473130
add a comment |
add a comment |
use this..
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
textField.placeholder=nil;
}
don't forget to add the delegate for the textfield to your file Owner.
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:36
Ankit Srivastava
9,754650104
add a comment |
use this..
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
textField.placeholder=nil;
}
don't forget to add the delegate for the textfield to your file Owner.
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:36
Ankit Srivastava
9,754650104
add a comment |
use this..
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
textField.placeholder=nil;
}
don't forget to add the delegate for the textfield to your file Owner.
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:36
Ankit Srivastava
9,754650104
use this..
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
textField.placeholder=nil;
}
don't forget to add the delegate for the textfield to your file Owner.
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:36
Ankit Srivastava
9,754650104
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:36
Ankit Srivastava
9,754650104
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:36
Ankit Srivastava
9,754650104
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:36
Ankit Srivastava
9,754650104
9,754650104
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add a comment |
If you have more than one TextField
1) Add String variable to your class
class YourViewController : UIViewController {
var placeHolder = ""
2) Add UITextFieldDelegate
extension YourViewController : UITextFieldDelegate {
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
placeHolder = textField.placeholder ?? ""
textField.placeholder = ""
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
if textField.placeholder == ""{
textField.placeholder = placeHolder
}
}
answered Nov 12 at 9:59
Ammar
1828
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If you have more than one TextField
1) Add String variable to your class
class YourViewController : UIViewController {
var placeHolder = ""
2) Add UITextFieldDelegate
extension YourViewController : UITextFieldDelegate {
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
placeHolder = textField.placeholder ?? ""
textField.placeholder = ""
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
if textField.placeholder == ""{
textField.placeholder = placeHolder
}
}
answered Nov 12 at 9:59
Ammar
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If you have more than one TextField
1) Add String variable to your class
class YourViewController : UIViewController {
var placeHolder = ""
2) Add UITextFieldDelegate
extension YourViewController : UITextFieldDelegate {
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
placeHolder = textField.placeholder ?? ""
textField.placeholder = ""
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
if textField.placeholder == ""{
textField.placeholder = placeHolder
}
}
answered Nov 12 at 9:59
Ammar
1828
If you have more than one TextField
1) Add String variable to your class
class YourViewController : UIViewController {
var placeHolder = ""
2) Add UITextFieldDelegate
extension YourViewController : UITextFieldDelegate {
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
placeHolder = textField.placeholder ?? ""
textField.placeholder = ""
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
if textField.placeholder == ""{
textField.placeholder = placeHolder
}
}
answered Nov 12 at 9:59
Ammar
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answered Nov 12 at 9:59
Ammar
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answered Nov 12 at 9:59
Ammar
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answered Nov 12 at 9:59
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In your .h file declare a function like
-(IBAction)clear:(id)sender;
attach this function to your touchdown event of your UITextField.
in your .m file
-(IBAction)clear:(id)sender
{
myplaceHolderText.text=@"";
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:48
Ajeet Pratap Maurya
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In your .h file declare a function like
-(IBAction)clear:(id)sender;
attach this function to your touchdown event of your UITextField.
in your .m file
-(IBAction)clear:(id)sender
{
myplaceHolderText.text=@"";
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:48
Ajeet Pratap Maurya
3,64432443
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In your .h file declare a function like
-(IBAction)clear:(id)sender;
attach this function to your touchdown event of your UITextField.
in your .m file
-(IBAction)clear:(id)sender
{
myplaceHolderText.text=@"";
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:48
Ajeet Pratap Maurya
3,64432443
In your .h file declare a function like
-(IBAction)clear:(id)sender;
attach this function to your touchdown event of your UITextField.
in your .m file
-(IBAction)clear:(id)sender
{
myplaceHolderText.text=@"";
}
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:48
Ajeet Pratap Maurya
3,64432443
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:48
Ajeet Pratap Maurya
3,64432443
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:48
Ajeet Pratap Maurya
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answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:48
Ajeet Pratap Maurya
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- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
textField.placeholder=nil;
}
textfield delegate make place holder value to nil
edited Apr 8 '16 at 11:37
Maciek z Wrocławia
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answered Aug 6 '14 at 6:04
chaithraVeeresh
227310
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- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
textField.placeholder=nil;
}
textfield delegate make place holder value to nil
edited Apr 8 '16 at 11:37
Maciek z Wrocławia
4,69213040
answered Aug 6 '14 at 6:04
chaithraVeeresh
227310
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- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
textField.placeholder=nil;
}
textfield delegate make place holder value to nil
edited Apr 8 '16 at 11:37
Maciek z Wrocławia
4,69213040
answered Aug 6 '14 at 6:04
chaithraVeeresh
227310
- (void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
textField.placeholder=nil;
}
textfield delegate make place holder value to nil
edited Apr 8 '16 at 11:37
Maciek z Wrocławia
4,69213040
answered Aug 6 '14 at 6:04
chaithraVeeresh
227310
edited Apr 8 '16 at 11:37
Maciek z Wrocławia
4,69213040
edited Apr 8 '16 at 11:37
Maciek z Wrocławia
4,69213040
edited Apr 8 '16 at 11:37
Maciek z Wrocławia
4,69213040
4,69213040
answered Aug 6 '14 at 6:04
chaithraVeeresh
227310
answered Aug 6 '14 at 6:04
chaithraVeeresh
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answered Aug 6 '14 at 6:04
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The @etayluz 's solution is better (my opinion), because you don't need to worry about assigning placeholder'a text again.
If you have custom textFields in different places of your app and want them to behave equally (as I need in my case) you can add this code to your custom TextField's class:
class CustomTextField: UITextField, UITextFieldDelegate {
private func setup() {
//do additional setup like attributedPlaceholder, inset, etc.
self.delegate = self
}
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
setup()
}
// MARK: UITextFieldDelegate methods
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.clearColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.lightGrayColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
}
But if you need to have specific UITextFieldDelegate's methods for individual textField you DO need to implement this logic for it individually:
class LoginViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate {
@IBOutlet weak var emailTextField: CustomTextField!
@IBOutlet weak var passwordTextField: CustomTextField!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
textFields = [emailTextField, passwordTextField]
for textField in textFields {
textField.delegate = self
}
// MARK: UITextFieldDelegate methods
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.clearColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.lightGrayColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
}
answered Jul 12 '16 at 10:54
Yurii Koval
219314
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The @etayluz 's solution is better (my opinion), because you don't need to worry about assigning placeholder'a text again.
If you have custom textFields in different places of your app and want them to behave equally (as I need in my case) you can add this code to your custom TextField's class:
class CustomTextField: UITextField, UITextFieldDelegate {
private func setup() {
//do additional setup like attributedPlaceholder, inset, etc.
self.delegate = self
}
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
setup()
}
// MARK: UITextFieldDelegate methods
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.clearColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.lightGrayColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
}
But if you need to have specific UITextFieldDelegate's methods for individual textField you DO need to implement this logic for it individually:
class LoginViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate {
@IBOutlet weak var emailTextField: CustomTextField!
@IBOutlet weak var passwordTextField: CustomTextField!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
textFields = [emailTextField, passwordTextField]
for textField in textFields {
textField.delegate = self
}
// MARK: UITextFieldDelegate methods
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.clearColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.lightGrayColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
}
answered Jul 12 '16 at 10:54
Yurii Koval
219314
add a comment |
The @etayluz 's solution is better (my opinion), because you don't need to worry about assigning placeholder'a text again.
If you have custom textFields in different places of your app and want them to behave equally (as I need in my case) you can add this code to your custom TextField's class:
class CustomTextField: UITextField, UITextFieldDelegate {
private func setup() {
//do additional setup like attributedPlaceholder, inset, etc.
self.delegate = self
}
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
setup()
}
// MARK: UITextFieldDelegate methods
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.clearColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.lightGrayColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
}
But if you need to have specific UITextFieldDelegate's methods for individual textField you DO need to implement this logic for it individually:
class LoginViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate {
@IBOutlet weak var emailTextField: CustomTextField!
@IBOutlet weak var passwordTextField: CustomTextField!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
textFields = [emailTextField, passwordTextField]
for textField in textFields {
textField.delegate = self
}
// MARK: UITextFieldDelegate methods
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.clearColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.lightGrayColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
}
answered Jul 12 '16 at 10:54
Yurii Koval
219314
The @etayluz 's solution is better (my opinion), because you don't need to worry about assigning placeholder'a text again.
If you have custom textFields in different places of your app and want them to behave equally (as I need in my case) you can add this code to your custom TextField's class:
class CustomTextField: UITextField, UITextFieldDelegate {
private func setup() {
//do additional setup like attributedPlaceholder, inset, etc.
self.delegate = self
}
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
setup()
}
// MARK: UITextFieldDelegate methods
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.clearColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.lightGrayColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
}
But if you need to have specific UITextFieldDelegate's methods for individual textField you DO need to implement this logic for it individually:
class LoginViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate {
@IBOutlet weak var emailTextField: CustomTextField!
@IBOutlet weak var passwordTextField: CustomTextField!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
textFields = [emailTextField, passwordTextField]
for textField in textFields {
textField.delegate = self
}
// MARK: UITextFieldDelegate methods
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.clearColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(textField: UITextField) {
textField.setValue(UIColor.lightGrayColor(), forKeyPath: "_placeholderLabel.textColor")
}
}
answered Jul 12 '16 at 10:54
Yurii Koval
219314
edited Jul 12 '16 at 11:40
answered Jul 12 '16 at 10:54
Yurii Koval
219314
answered Jul 12 '16 at 10:54
Yurii Koval
219314
answered Jul 12 '16 at 10:54
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219314
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In case of SWIFT 3 or later
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
textField.placeholder = nil
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
textField.placeholder = "Text Placeholder"
}
answered Oct 31 '17 at 10:34
Ghulam Rasool
2,09911326
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In case of SWIFT 3 or later
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
textField.placeholder = nil
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
textField.placeholder = "Text Placeholder"
}
answered Oct 31 '17 at 10:34
Ghulam Rasool
2,09911326
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In case of SWIFT 3 or later
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
textField.placeholder = nil
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
textField.placeholder = "Text Placeholder"
}
answered Oct 31 '17 at 10:34
Ghulam Rasool
2,09911326
In case of SWIFT 3 or later
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
textField.placeholder = nil
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
textField.placeholder = "Text Placeholder"
}
answered Oct 31 '17 at 10:34
Ghulam Rasool
2,09911326
answered Oct 31 '17 at 10:34
Ghulam Rasool
2,09911326
answered Oct 31 '17 at 10:34
Ghulam Rasool
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answered Oct 31 '17 at 10:34
Ghulam Rasool
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2,09911326
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On Button action Event put this Code:
txtName.placeholder = @"";
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Developer
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On Button action Event put this Code:
txtName.placeholder = @"";
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Developer
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On Button action Event put this Code:
txtName.placeholder = @"";
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
Developer
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On Button action Event put this Code:
txtName.placeholder = @"";
answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
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answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
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answered Dec 16 '11 at 10:37
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