I am using swift in a storyboad application, and I would like it to, when a user enters the box (IE, when it becomes the first responder) to enter text it highlights all the text. What is done in most web browsers. Here is what I have tried, which has not worked:
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
// textField.selectAll(nil)
print("click 2")
// textField.selectedTextRange = textField.textRange(from: textField.beginningOfDocument, to: textField.endOfDocument)
}
func textFieldShouldBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) -> Bool {
print("click 1")
// textField.selectAll(nil)
// textField.selectedTextRange = textField.textRange(from: textField.beginningOfDocument, to: textField.endOfDocument)
return true
}
Making a button that runs this code does actually work, but I want it to be when you click on the field. Making an invisible button on top seems like a bad idea. I’ve tried other variations of this as well, but none have worked for me.
UPDATE: What I’ve ended up doing was making an invisible button on top of the existing text field, and then making that select the text. It may be a little janky but it works perfectly so I have no problems with that solution anymore. Extra code:
@IBAction func seachBtnClicked(_ sender: Any) {
//The invisible button over the search bar has been clicked
search.selectAll(nil)
searchBtn.isHidden = true
}
func textFieldShouldReturn(_ textField: UITextField) -> Bool {
//Return has been pressed, so we are going to load a new page
processInput()
//This does mean that it only comes back if you press enter,
//but right now I think that's how I want it.
//Could change it to be in the textFieldDidEndEditing() function to change that
searchBtn.isHidden = false
return true
}
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Answers
What I've ended up doing was making an invisible button on top of the existing text field, and then making that select the text. It may be a little janky but it works perfectly so I have no problems with that solution anymore. Extra code:
You are probably just missing the
textField.delegate = self
for your textfield. The first of the two functions,func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField)
is the one that is always performed as soon as a textfield is tapped on to focus on it.Try adding
yourTextField.delegate = self
in yourviewDidLoad
function and see if that works out.