I wanted to use a custom background for my UITextFields. This works fine except for the fact that I have to use UITextBorderStyleNone to make it look pretty. This forces the text to stick to the left without any padding. Can I set a padding manually so that it looks similar to UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect except for … Read more
I would like to inset the text of a UITextField. Is this possible? 31 Answers 31 Overriding -textRectForBounds: will only change the inset of the placeholder text. To change the inset of the editable text, you need to also override -editingRectForBounds: // placeholder position – (CGRect)textRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds { return CGRectInset(bounds, 10, 10); } // text position … Read more
How can I set the maximum amount of characters in a UITextField on the iPhone SDK when I load up a UIView? 46 s 46
I’m wondering how to make the keyboard disappear when the user touches outside of a UITextField. 38 s 38
I’d like to change the color of the placeholder text I set in my UITextField controls, to make it black. I’d prefer to do this without using normal text as the placeholder and having to override all the methods to imitate the behaviour of a placeholder. I believe if I override this method: – (void)drawPlaceholderInRect:(CGRect)rect … Read more
With the iOS SDK: I have a UIView with UITextFields that bring up a keyboard. I need it to be able to: Allow scrolling of the contents of the UIScrollView to see the other text fields once the keyboard is brought up Automatically “jump” (by scrolling up) or shortening I know that I need a … Read more
