Clicking in a textfield makes the keyboard appear. How do I hide it when the user presses the return key?
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13The nice thing about Stack Overflow is that MANY questions have already been answered, especially simple ones. Therefore, please look for answers FIRST, before asking. See, it's simple: stackoverflow.com/search?q=iphone+hide+keyboard– FelixyzCommented Aug 26, 2010 at 10:57
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This is a subclass of UITextfield that dynamically change the UIReturnKey according to text/string condition: github.com/codeinteractiveapps/OBReturnKeyTextField– CodeInteractiveCommented Oct 21, 2015 at 1:09
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@Felixyz, The first question there is ironically about Android.– Iulian OnofreiCommented Oct 20, 2020 at 15:26
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@IulianOnofrei I suppose that might change from year to year. But it's nice to get a reply one decade later :) Not so nice to discover I wrote such a snarky comment ten years ago. (In my defense, perhaps, it wasn't as clear back then that snark is a rot that perpetually threatens to destroy everything that is nice about the internet.)– FelixyzCommented Oct 27, 2020 at 13:11
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@Felixyz, Don't worry, I know the feeling :D– Iulian OnofreiCommented Oct 27, 2020 at 13:33
12 Answers
First make your file delegate for UITextField
@interface MYLoginViewController () <UITextFieldDelegate>
@end
Then add this method to your code.
- (BOOL)textFieldShouldReturn:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField resignFirstResponder];
return YES;
}
Also add self.textField.delegate = self;
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1Curious, why is <UITextFieldDelegate> not necessary? Usually you'll see a warning in this case. Commented Mar 10, 2012 at 8:59
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7if you make your file delegate using Interface Builder then <UITextFieldDelegate> is not necessary in .h file..– SaurabhCommented Mar 10, 2012 at 11:07
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1adding <UITextFieldDelegate> in .h file and set delegate in viewdidload [yourTextField setDelegate:self]; will complete it! Commented Jul 16, 2015 at 5:35
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@Saurabh What's so special about storyboard created VC? Commented Jun 20, 2017 at 3:09
In viewDidLoad
declare:
[yourTextField setDelegate:self];
Then, include the override of the delegate method:
-(BOOL)textFieldShouldReturn:(UITextField *)textField
{
[textField resignFirstResponder];
return YES;
}
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6+1 for the
setDelegate:
reminder. Definitely had forgotten and code wasn't working previously.– PiperCommented Jan 18, 2014 at 23:22 -
2Shouldn't this be textField, rather than yourTextField as it is being passed in? Commented Apr 9, 2014 at 9:47
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is a way of saying that declare the delegate of your textField Commented Oct 17, 2014 at 20:18
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1<UITextFieldDelegate> should be in .h file, otherwise warning will appear! Commented Jul 16, 2015 at 5:36
Try this in Swift,
Step 1: Set delegate as self to your textField
textField.delegate = self
Step 2: Add this UITextFieldDelegate below your class declaration,
extension YourClassName: UITextFieldDelegate {
func textFieldShouldReturn(textField: UITextField) -> Bool {
textField.resignFirstResponder()
return true
}
}
In swift do like this:
First in your ViewController
implement this UITextFieldDelegate
For eg.
class MyViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate {
....
}
Now add a delegate to a TextField
in which you want to dismiss the keyboard when return is tapped either in viewDidLoad
method like below or where you are initializing it.
For eg.
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
myTextField.delegate = self
}
Now add this method.
func textFieldShouldReturn(textField: UITextField) -> Bool {
textField.resignFirstResponder()
return true
}
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Appears (in current versions of Swift) there should be an underscore before "textField:" Commented May 10, 2018 at 7:14
Swift 4
Set delegate of UITextField
in view controller, field.delegate = self
, and then:
extension ViewController: UITextFieldDelegate {
func textFieldShouldReturn(_ textField: UITextField) -> Bool {
// don't force `endEditing` if you want to be asked for resigning
// also return real flow value, not strict, like: true / false
return textField.endEditing(false)
}
}
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how would you handle wanting users to 'tab' to the next text field with the press of the return key, until the last one and then it resigns ? Also in SwiftUI. Commented Mar 15, 2020 at 21:11
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@Learn2Code make a manager, collect textfields and chain, the last one will trigger finish function.– dimpiaxCommented Mar 16, 2020 at 10:46
set delegate of UITextField
, and over ride, textFieldShouldReturn
method, in that method just write following two lines:
[textField resignFirstResponder];
return YES;
that's it. Before writing a code dont forget to set delegate of a UITextField
and set Return key type to "Done" from properties window.(command + shift + I).
Try this,
[textField setDelegate: self];
Then, in textField delegate method
- (BOOL)textFieldShouldReturn:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField resignFirstResponder];
return YES;
}
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@AlpAltunel: Thanks for the comment, It was 4 years back. Commented Mar 7, 2018 at 3:21
Define this class and then set your text field to use the class and this automates the whole hiding keyboard when return is pressed automatically.
class TextFieldWithReturn: UITextField, UITextFieldDelegate
{
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder)
{
super.init(coder: aDecoder)
self.delegate = self
}
func textFieldShouldReturn(_ textField: UITextField) -> Bool
{
textField.resignFirstResponder()
return true
}
}
Then all you need to do in the storyboard is set the fields to use the class:
You can connect "Primary Action Triggered" (right click on UITextField) with an IBAction and you can resign first responder (without delegation). Example (Swift 4):
@IBAction func textFieldPrimaryAction(_ sender: UITextField) {
sender.resignFirstResponder()
...
}
Ok, I think for a novice things might be a bit confusing. I think the correct answer is a mix of all the above, at least in Swift4.
Either create an extension or use the ViewController in which you'd like to use this but make sure to implement UITextFieldDelegate. For reusability's sake I found it easier to use an extension:
extension UIViewController : UITextFieldDelegate {
...
}
but the alternative works as well:
class MyViewController: UIViewController {
...
}
Add the method textFieldShouldReturn (depending on your previous option, either in the extension or in your ViewController)
func textFieldShouldReturn(_ textField: UITextField) -> Bool {
return textField.endEditing(false)
}
In your viewDidLoad method, set the textfield's delegate to self
@IBOutlet weak var myTextField: UITextField!
...
override func viewDidLoad() {
..
myTextField.delegte = self;
..
}
That should be all. Now, when you press return
the textFieldShouldReturn
should be called.
If you want to hide the keyboard for a particular keyboard use
[self.view resignFirstResponder];
If you want to hide any keyboard from view use [self.view endEditing:true];