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I have the app for Celectial navigation calculations, I have converted in code textField.text to Double, but some times app crashing if user input some fields like "1.0" and some like "1", in result app crashing because can't deduct Int and Double, to be sure I want to restrict user to input only decimal digits "1.0". The best way for me is to code something like if the user enters for example "1" automatically after pressing the done button, add ".0" to get 1.0?
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let allowedCharacters = "-1234567890."
let allowedCharacterSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn: allowedCharacters)
let typedCharactersSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn: string)
return allowedCharacterSet.isSuperset(of: typedCharactersSet)
}
func TextField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
guard let text = latDegTextField.text else { return true }
let count = text.count + string.count - range.length
return count == 2
}
First of all use this method from HERE which is
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if textField.text != "" || string != "" {
let res = (textField.text ?? "") + string
return Double(res) != nil
}
return true
}
And in your done button action add this:
#IBAction func btnDoneTapped(_ sender: Any) {
print(tf.text)
guard let obj = Double(tf.text!) else { return }
print(obj)
}
And when you enter 1 and press done button print(tf.text) will print Optional("1") and print(obj) will print 1.0
Use this code :-
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
//Will prevent user from entering space as first character
let enteredCharString = "\(textField.text ?? "")\(string )"
if enteredCharString.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).count == 0 {
return false
}
switch textField {
case txt_Ammount:
if txt_Ammount.text != "" || string != "" {
let res = (txt_Ammount.text ?? "") + string
return Double(res) != nil
}
default:
true
}
return true
}
I want the user to only enter numeric values in a UITextField. On iPhone we can show the numeric keyboard, but on iPad the user can switch to any keyboard.
Is there any way to restrict user to enter only numeric values in a UITextField?
Solution for swift 3.0 and above
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let allowedCharacters = CharacterSet.decimalDigits
let characterSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn: string)
return allowedCharacters.isSuperset(of: characterSet)
}
Here is my 2 Cents. (Tested on Swift 2 Only)
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let aSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString:"0123456789").invertedSet
let compSepByCharInSet = string.componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet(aSet)
let numberFiltered = compSepByCharInSet.joinWithSeparator("")
return string == numberFiltered
}
This is just a little bit more strict. No decimal point either.
Hope it helps :)
PS: I assumed you looked after the delegate anyway.
Update: Swift 3.0 :
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let aSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersIn:"0123456789").inverted
let compSepByCharInSet = string.components(separatedBy: aSet)
let numberFiltered = compSepByCharInSet.joined(separator: "")
return string == numberFiltered
}
In swift 4.1 and Xcode 9.4.1
Add UITextFieldDelegate to your class
class YourViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate
Then write this code in your viewDidLoad()
mobileNoTF.delegate = self
Write this textfield delegate function
//MARK - UITextField Delegates
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
//For mobile numer validation
if textField == mobileNoTF {
let allowedCharacters = CharacterSet(charactersIn:"+0123456789 ")//Here change this characters based on your requirement
let characterSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn: string)
return allowedCharacters.isSuperset(of: characterSet)
}
return true
}
iPhone
In whatever UITextField you're getting these values from, you can specify the kind of keyboard you want to appear when somebody touches inside the text field.
E.G. a numeric-only keyboard.
Like this screenshot:
iPad
The iPad does not support the numeric keyboard, so your options are to either not support the iPad, validate the field post submit, or follow one of the other suggestions here to create same behaviors while running on an iPad.
Swift 2.0
For only allowing numbers and one "." decimal in uitextfield.
func textField(textField: UITextField,shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange,replacementString string: String) -> Bool
{
let newCharacters = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: string)
let boolIsNumber = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(newCharacters)
if boolIsNumber == true {
return true
} else {
if string == "." {
let countdots = textField.text!.componentsSeparatedByString(".").count - 1
if countdots == 0 {
return true
} else {
if countdots > 0 && string == "." {
return false
} else {
return true
}
}
} else {
return false
}
}
}
Accept decimal values in text fields with single (.)dot in Swift 3
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let inverseSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersIn:"0123456789").inverted
let components = string.components(separatedBy: inverseSet)
let filtered = components.joined(separator: "")
if filtered == string {
return true
} else {
if string == "." {
let countdots = textField.text!.components(separatedBy:".").count - 1
if countdots == 0 {
return true
}else{
if countdots > 0 && string == "." {
return false
} else {
return true
}
}
}else{
return false
}
}
}
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
// return true if the replacementString only contains numeric characters
let digits = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet()
for c in string {
if !digits.characterIsMember(c) {
return false
}
}
return true
}
This solution will work even if the user switches keyboards or tries to paste a non-numeric string into the text field.
Make sure to set the delegate property of the appropriate text field.
Extend your view controller like this:
class MyViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate
In the viewDidLoad function extend to your text field like this:
myTextField.delegate = self
And then use the following function:
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let isNumber = CharacterSet.decimalDigits.isSuperset(of: CharacterSet(charactersIn: string))
let withDecimal = (
string == NumberFormatter().decimalSeparator &&
textField.text?.contains(string) == false
)
return isNumber || withDecimal
}
This will now make sure the user can enter only decimal digits.
Swift 4 +
Accepts Number only
and accepts one separator
Use number formatter
Swift 4.x
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let s = NSString(string: textField.text ?? "").replacingCharacters(in: range, with: string)
guard !s.isEmpty else { return true }
let numberFormatter = NumberFormatter()
numberFormatter.numberStyle = .none
return numberFormatter.number(from: s)?.intValue != nil
}
Here is a simple solution, you need to connect the event "Editing changed" to this method in your controller
Swift 4
#IBAction func valueChanged(_ sender: UITextField) {
if let last = sender.text?.last {
let zero: Character = "0"
let num: Int = Int(UnicodeScalar(String(last))!.value - UnicodeScalar(String(zero))!.value)
if (num < 0 || num > 9) {
//remove the last character as it is invalid
sender.text?.removeLast()
}
}
}
1st you have to inherit the UITextFieldDelegate class with you own
class
class ViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate {
2nd add an IBOutlet
#IBOutlet weak var firstName: UITextField!
3rd you have to assure this object is using
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
firstName.delegate = self
}
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if textField == firstName {
let allowedCharacters = "1234567890"
let allowedCharacterSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn: allowedCharacters)
let typedCharacterSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn: string)
let alphabet = allowedCharacterSet.isSuperset(of: typedCharacterSet)
return alphabet
}
}
While most of these solutions will work, be aware that in some localisations a decimals are separated with a "," and not a "."
The cleaner way to do this would be
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let decimalCharacter = NSNumberFormatter().decimalSeparator
let characterSet = NSMutableCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet()
characterSet.addCharactersInString(decimalCharacter)
return replacementString.rangeOfCharacterFromSet(characterSet.invertedSet) == nil
}
Tested in swift 3.0
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool
{
let numberOnly = NSCharacterSet.init(charactersIn: "0123456789")
let stringFromTextField = NSCharacterSet.init(charactersIn: string)
let strValid = numberOnly.isSuperset(of: stringFromTextField as CharacterSet)
return strValid
}
Here's an cleaner solution:
guard CharacterSet(charactersIn: "123456789").isSuperset(of: CharacterSet(charactersIn: string)) else {
return false
}
return true
For decimals just add ., example 123456789.
Set KeyboardType Property :- Number Pad
TextField Delegate please write below code
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn
range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if textField.text?.count == 0 && string == "0" {
return false
}
return string == string.filter("0123456789".contains)
}
Number should not start from 0 and entered number +ve.
//instead of these you can simply change your keyboard to number type
yourtextfield.keyboardType = UIKeyboardType.numberPad
I had actually done this when working through the Big Nerd Ranch book, my solution is:
func textField(textField: UITextField,
shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange,
replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let newCharacters = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: string)
return NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(newCharacters)
}
this only allows the numbers 0-9, to allow the "." as well is more complicated as you can only allow one "."
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if let numRange = string.rangeOfCharacterFromSet(NSCharacterSet.letterCharacterSet()) {
return false
} else {
return true
}
}
To allow only numbers and just one decimal operator, you can use this solution:
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let isNumber = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: string))
return isNumber || (string == NSNumberFormatter().decimalSeparator && textField.text?.containsString(string) == false)
}
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool
{
let textString = (textField.text! as NSString).replacingCharacters(in: range, with: string)
if textField == self.phoneTextField && string.characters.count > 0{
let numberOnly = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigits
let strValid = numberOnly.contains(UnicodeScalar.init(string)!)
return strValid && textString.characters.count <= 10
}
return true
}
in above code is working in swift 3
NSCharacterSet.decimalDigits
You are also use letters only
NSCharacterSet.Letters
and uppercase,Lowercaseand,alphanumerics,whitespaces
is used same code
or See the Link
I think you can force change the keyboard type by implementing UITextInputTraits protocol, optional var keyboardType
//class ViewController: UIViewController, UITextInputTraits {
#IBOutlet weak var textFieldKeyboardType: UITextField!{
didSet{
textFieldKeyboardType.keyboardType = UIKeyboardType.NumberPad
}
}
var keyboardType: UIKeyboardType {
get{
return textFieldKeyboardType.keyboardType
}
set{
if newValue != UIKeyboardType.NumberPad{
self.keyboardType = UIKeyboardType.NumberPad
}
}
}
This is a more readable version that will do "0-9" plus ".":
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let existingTextHasDecimal = textField.text?.rangeOfString(".")
let replacementTextHasDecimal = string.rangeOfString(".")
let replacementTextAllCharacters = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: string)
let replacementTextOnlyDigits = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(replacementTextAllCharacters)
if replacementTextHasDecimal != nil && existingTextHasDecimal != nil {
return false
}else{
if replacementTextOnlyDigits == true {
return true
}else if replacementTextHasDecimal != nil{
return true
}else{
return false
}
}
}
As if there aren't enough answers, here's mine. I think every example allowed for decimal separators is flawed in either localization, backspaces, or copy/paste.
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if string.isEmpty {return true} //allow for backspace
let decimalSeparator = NSNumberFormatter().decimalSeparator ?? "."
let validChars = NSMutableCharacterSet(charactersInString: decimalSeparator)
validChars.formUnionWithCharacterSet(NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet())
if validChars.isSupersetOfSet(NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: string)){
switch string.componentsSeparatedByString(decimalSeparator).count-1 {
case 0: //no decimals
return true
case 1: //if adding decimal, only allow if no existing decimal
if let existingText = textField.text{
return existingText.componentsSeparatedByString(decimalSeparator).count <= 1
}
else {return true}
default: //invalid decimals
return false
}
}
return false
}
func isValidNumber(str:String) -> Bool{
if str.isEmpty {
return false
}
let newChar = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: str)
let boolValid = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(newChar)
if boolValid{
return true
}else{
let lst = str.componentsSeparatedByString(".")
let newStr = lst.joinWithSeparator("")
let currentChar = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: newStr)
if lst.count == 2 && !lst.contains("") && NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(currentChar){
return true
}
return false
}
}
Put this function in your "Submit" or "Save" method if there is one.
The following is the code I used in Swift 3.0 adapted from Mr H's code. Differences are because:
a) Delegate function declaration has changed in Swift 3.0. New declaration here
b) NSCharacterSet declaration has changed.
func textField(_ shouldChangeCharactersIntextField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool
{
let inverseSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersIn:"0123456789").inverted
let components = string.components(separatedBy: inverseSet)
let filtered = components.joined(separator: "")
return string == filtered
}
I have edited Raj Joshi's version to allow one dot or one comma:
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let inverseSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn:"0123456789").inverted
let components = string.components(separatedBy: inverseSet)
let filtered = components.joined(separator: "")
if filtered == string {
return true
} else {
if string == "." || string == "," {
let countDots = textField.text!.components(separatedBy:".").count - 1
let countCommas = textField.text!.components(separatedBy:",").count - 1
if countDots == 0 && countCommas == 0 {
return true
} else {
return false
}
} else {
return false
}
}
}
You can use this code if you want to allow decimal separator and/or negative numbers.
But this code allows example: "34." (decimal separator at the end) while changing text. So you have to add some code example: textFieldShouldReturn or textFieldShouldEndEditing delegate functions.
The code written in Swift 4 but I assueme this is compatible with Swift 3.
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
guard let text = textField.text else {
return true
}
let replaced = (text as NSString).replacingCharacters(in: range, with: string)
let decimalSeparator = NSLocale.current.decimalSeparator ?? ""
// When user wants to delete las character
if replaced == "" || replaced == "-" || replaced == "-0" {
textField.text = "0"
return false
}
// When text contains 0 before replace except "0."
if replaced != "0" + decimalSeparator && replaced.hasPrefix("0") && text.underestimatedCount == 1 {
textField.text = replaced.substring(from: replaced.index(after: replaced.startIndex))
return false
}
// When user wants to delete minus sign
if text.hasPrefix("-") && text.substring(from: text.index(after: text.startIndex)) == replaced {
return false
}
// When user wants to delete before decimal separator
if replaced.hasPrefix(decimalSeparator) || replaced.hasPrefix("-" + decimalSeparator) {
return false
}
// When user wants to add zero the beginning of number... but allowing "0." or "-0." numbers
let testReplaced = replaced.hasPrefix("-") ? replaced.substring(from: replaced.index(after: replaced.startIndex)) : replaced
if testReplaced.count >= 2 && testReplaced.hasPrefix("0") && !testReplaced.hasPrefix("0" + decimalSeparator) {
return false
}
// Every other cases
let allowDecimal = self.allowFloat ? (decimalSeparator == "." ? "\\.?" : decimalSeparator + "?") : ""
let allowSign = self.allowSigned ? "-?" : ""
let pattern = "\(allowSign)[0-9]+\(allowDecimal)([0-9]+)?"
do {
let regexRange = (replaced as NSString).range(of: replaced)
let regex = try NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: [])
let matches = regex.matches(in: replaced, options: [], range: regexRange)
return matches.count == 1 && matches.first!.range == regexRange
}
catch {}
return false
}
If you don't want to allow decimal or negative numbers you have to replace tow variable with next line
let allowDecimal = ""
let allowSign = ""
For allow some charactors
func CheckAddress(string:String) -> Bool {
let numberOnly = NSCharacterSet.init(charactersIn: "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-#,&#/")
let stringFromTextField = NSCharacterSet.init(charactersIn: string)
return numberOnly.isSuperset(of: stringFromTextField as CharacterSet)
}
print("\(CheckAddress(string: "123"))") //True
print("\(CheckAddress(string: "asdf-"))") //True
print("\(CheckAddress(string: "asd123$"))") //false
The following solution has two benefits:
It is a one line code
It restricts the input so that the overall text in the input field is a valid number. Other solutions restricts the digits to valid numbers but this results in the user is able to enter "4...5"
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
return NumberFormatter().numberFrom(text: (textField.text ?? "") + string) != nil
}
Swift 2.0
func textField(textField: UITextField,
shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange,
replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let inverseSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString:"0123456789").invertedSet
let components = string.componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet(inverseSet)
let filtered = components.joinWithSeparator("")
return string == filtered
}
I am trying to remove the last character in the UITextField if the character count goes over 200. But it has no effect:
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
print(textField.text?.characters.count)
if (textField.text?.characters.count > 200){
self.textField.shake()
self.textField.becomeFirstResponder()
self.textField.text?.characters.dropLast()
}
return true
}
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool // return NO to not change text
{
let textFieldString = textField.text! as NSString;
var newString = textFieldString.stringByReplacingCharactersInRange(range, withString:string)
if newString.characters.count > 200 {
// This will remove just last character, If u want to remove all the characters starting from 201st character pass 200 to substringToIndex method
newString = newString.substringToIndex(newString.endIndex.advancedBy(-1))
textField.text = newString
return false
}
return true
}
You can remove the last element of the textField's text characters with any of the following methods:
let myString = "Hello!"
let result1 = myString.substringToIndex(myString.endIndex.advancedBy(-1)) // Hello
var anotherString = "World!"
let result2 = String.init(anotherString.characters.dropLast()) // World
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
var newString = (textField.text! as NSString).stringByReplacingCharactersInRange(range, withString: string)
print(newString.characters.count)
if newString.characters.count > 200{
self.textField.shake()
self.textField.becomeFirstResponder()
self.textField.text = String.init(newString.characters.dropLast())
//or self.textField.text = newString.substringToIndex(newString.endIndex.advancedBy(-1))
}
return true
}
Try this:
let string = self.textField.text?.characters.dropLast()
self.textField.text = String(string)
Add String extension
extension String {
func getSubString(from: Int, to: Int) -> String {
let startIndex = self.index(self.startIndex, offsetBy: from)
let endIndex = self.index(self.startIndex, offsetBy: to)
return String(self[startIndex..<endIndex])
}
}
Usage
if let text = exerciseAnswer.text, text.count > 0 {
exerciseAnswer.text = text.getSubString(from: 0, to: text.count - 1)
}
I want the keyboard for the UITextfield to only have a-z, no numbers, no special characters (!#$!#$#!#), and no caps. Basicly I am going for a keyboard with only the alphabet.
I was able to disable the space already. Anyone know how to disable numbers, special characters, and caps? A solution for any of these would be great.
Is the best solution to do the below for all the characters but I dont want?
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if (string == " ") {
return false
}
if (string == "1") {
return false
}
return true
}
An easiet way would be:
if let range = string.rangeOfCharacterFromSet(NSCharacterSet.letterCharacterSet())
return true
}
else {
return false
}
Update for those who wants to Allow Space, Caps & Backspace Only
Swift 4.x, Swift 5.x & up
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if range.location == 0 && string == " " { // prevent space on first character
return false
}
if textField.text?.last == " " && string == " " { // allowed only single space
return false
}
if string == " " { return true } // now allowing space between name
if string.rangeOfCharacter(from: CharacterSet.letters.inverted) != nil {
return false
}
return true
}
Swift 3 solution
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let characterSet = CharacterSet.letters
if string.rangeOfCharacter(from: characterSet.inverted) != nil {
return false
}
return true
}
Swift 4.2 Code Allow only alphabets with allowing backspace if the user wants to remove wrong character
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if string.rangeOfCharacter(from: .letters) != nil || string == ""{
return true
}else {
return false
}
}
all the answers is working when user is not copy and paste in textfield for copy and paste to work use blow code
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let text = (textField.text! as NSString).replacingCharacters(in: range, with: string)
let Regex = "[a-z A-Z ]+"
let predicate = NSPredicate.init(format: "SELF MATCHES %#", Regex)
if predicate.evaluate(with: text) || string == ""
{
return true
}
else
{
return false
}
}
if isValidInput(Input: yourtextfieldOutletName.text!) == false {
let alert = UIAlertController(title: "", message;"Name field accepts only alphabatics", preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.alert)
alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Ok", style: UIAlertActionStyle.default, handler: nil))
self.present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
}
func isValidInput(Input:String) -> Bool {
let myCharSet=CharacterSet(charactersIn:"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ")
let output: String = Input.trimmingCharacters(in: myCharSet.inverted)
let isValid: Bool = (Input == output)
print("\(isValid)")
return isValid
}
class ViewController: UIViewController,UITextFieldDelegate {
#IBOutlet var phoneTextField:UITextField!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
self.phoneTextField.delegate = self
}
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool
{
let textString = (textField.text! as NSString).replacingCharacters(in: range, with: string)
if textField == self.phoneTextField && string.characters.count > 0 {
let LettersOnly = NSCharacterSet.Letters
let strValid = LettersOnly.contains(UnicodeScalar.init(string)!)
return strValid && textString.characters.count <= 10
}
return true
}
}
Try this code
In above code is only allow 10 char in text field
Swift 3 with spaces
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if string == " " { return true }
if let _ = string.rangeOfCharacter(from: CharacterSet.letters){
return true
}
return false
}
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let text = (textField.text! as NSString).replacingCharacters(in: range, with: string)
let Regex = "[a-z A-Z ]+"
let predicate = NSPredicate.init(format: "SELF MATCHES %#", Regex)
if predicate.evaluate(with: text) || string == ""{
textField.text = textField.text?.replacingOccurrences(of: " ", with: "")
return true
}
else{
return false
}
return true
}
I want the user to only enter numeric values in a UITextField. On iPhone we can show the numeric keyboard, but on iPad the user can switch to any keyboard.
Is there any way to restrict user to enter only numeric values in a UITextField?
Solution for swift 3.0 and above
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let allowedCharacters = CharacterSet.decimalDigits
let characterSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn: string)
return allowedCharacters.isSuperset(of: characterSet)
}
Here is my 2 Cents. (Tested on Swift 2 Only)
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let aSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString:"0123456789").invertedSet
let compSepByCharInSet = string.componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet(aSet)
let numberFiltered = compSepByCharInSet.joinWithSeparator("")
return string == numberFiltered
}
This is just a little bit more strict. No decimal point either.
Hope it helps :)
PS: I assumed you looked after the delegate anyway.
Update: Swift 3.0 :
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let aSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersIn:"0123456789").inverted
let compSepByCharInSet = string.components(separatedBy: aSet)
let numberFiltered = compSepByCharInSet.joined(separator: "")
return string == numberFiltered
}
In swift 4.1 and Xcode 9.4.1
Add UITextFieldDelegate to your class
class YourViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate
Then write this code in your viewDidLoad()
mobileNoTF.delegate = self
Write this textfield delegate function
//MARK - UITextField Delegates
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
//For mobile numer validation
if textField == mobileNoTF {
let allowedCharacters = CharacterSet(charactersIn:"+0123456789 ")//Here change this characters based on your requirement
let characterSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn: string)
return allowedCharacters.isSuperset(of: characterSet)
}
return true
}
iPhone
In whatever UITextField you're getting these values from, you can specify the kind of keyboard you want to appear when somebody touches inside the text field.
E.G. a numeric-only keyboard.
Like this screenshot:
iPad
The iPad does not support the numeric keyboard, so your options are to either not support the iPad, validate the field post submit, or follow one of the other suggestions here to create same behaviors while running on an iPad.
Swift 2.0
For only allowing numbers and one "." decimal in uitextfield.
func textField(textField: UITextField,shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange,replacementString string: String) -> Bool
{
let newCharacters = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: string)
let boolIsNumber = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(newCharacters)
if boolIsNumber == true {
return true
} else {
if string == "." {
let countdots = textField.text!.componentsSeparatedByString(".").count - 1
if countdots == 0 {
return true
} else {
if countdots > 0 && string == "." {
return false
} else {
return true
}
}
} else {
return false
}
}
}
Accept decimal values in text fields with single (.)dot in Swift 3
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let inverseSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersIn:"0123456789").inverted
let components = string.components(separatedBy: inverseSet)
let filtered = components.joined(separator: "")
if filtered == string {
return true
} else {
if string == "." {
let countdots = textField.text!.components(separatedBy:".").count - 1
if countdots == 0 {
return true
}else{
if countdots > 0 && string == "." {
return false
} else {
return true
}
}
}else{
return false
}
}
}
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
// return true if the replacementString only contains numeric characters
let digits = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet()
for c in string {
if !digits.characterIsMember(c) {
return false
}
}
return true
}
This solution will work even if the user switches keyboards or tries to paste a non-numeric string into the text field.
Make sure to set the delegate property of the appropriate text field.
Extend your view controller like this:
class MyViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate
In the viewDidLoad function extend to your text field like this:
myTextField.delegate = self
And then use the following function:
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let isNumber = CharacterSet.decimalDigits.isSuperset(of: CharacterSet(charactersIn: string))
let withDecimal = (
string == NumberFormatter().decimalSeparator &&
textField.text?.contains(string) == false
)
return isNumber || withDecimal
}
This will now make sure the user can enter only decimal digits.
Swift 4 +
Accepts Number only
and accepts one separator
Use number formatter
Swift 4.x
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let s = NSString(string: textField.text ?? "").replacingCharacters(in: range, with: string)
guard !s.isEmpty else { return true }
let numberFormatter = NumberFormatter()
numberFormatter.numberStyle = .none
return numberFormatter.number(from: s)?.intValue != nil
}
Here is a simple solution, you need to connect the event "Editing changed" to this method in your controller
Swift 4
#IBAction func valueChanged(_ sender: UITextField) {
if let last = sender.text?.last {
let zero: Character = "0"
let num: Int = Int(UnicodeScalar(String(last))!.value - UnicodeScalar(String(zero))!.value)
if (num < 0 || num > 9) {
//remove the last character as it is invalid
sender.text?.removeLast()
}
}
}
1st you have to inherit the UITextFieldDelegate class with you own
class
class ViewController: UIViewController, UITextFieldDelegate {
2nd add an IBOutlet
#IBOutlet weak var firstName: UITextField!
3rd you have to assure this object is using
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
firstName.delegate = self
}
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if textField == firstName {
let allowedCharacters = "1234567890"
let allowedCharacterSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn: allowedCharacters)
let typedCharacterSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn: string)
let alphabet = allowedCharacterSet.isSuperset(of: typedCharacterSet)
return alphabet
}
}
While most of these solutions will work, be aware that in some localisations a decimals are separated with a "," and not a "."
The cleaner way to do this would be
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let decimalCharacter = NSNumberFormatter().decimalSeparator
let characterSet = NSMutableCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet()
characterSet.addCharactersInString(decimalCharacter)
return replacementString.rangeOfCharacterFromSet(characterSet.invertedSet) == nil
}
Tested in swift 3.0
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool
{
let numberOnly = NSCharacterSet.init(charactersIn: "0123456789")
let stringFromTextField = NSCharacterSet.init(charactersIn: string)
let strValid = numberOnly.isSuperset(of: stringFromTextField as CharacterSet)
return strValid
}
Here's an cleaner solution:
guard CharacterSet(charactersIn: "123456789").isSuperset(of: CharacterSet(charactersIn: string)) else {
return false
}
return true
For decimals just add ., example 123456789.
Set KeyboardType Property :- Number Pad
TextField Delegate please write below code
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn
range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if textField.text?.count == 0 && string == "0" {
return false
}
return string == string.filter("0123456789".contains)
}
Number should not start from 0 and entered number +ve.
//instead of these you can simply change your keyboard to number type
yourtextfield.keyboardType = UIKeyboardType.numberPad
I had actually done this when working through the Big Nerd Ranch book, my solution is:
func textField(textField: UITextField,
shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange,
replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let newCharacters = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: string)
return NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(newCharacters)
}
this only allows the numbers 0-9, to allow the "." as well is more complicated as you can only allow one "."
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if let numRange = string.rangeOfCharacterFromSet(NSCharacterSet.letterCharacterSet()) {
return false
} else {
return true
}
}
To allow only numbers and just one decimal operator, you can use this solution:
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let isNumber = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: string))
return isNumber || (string == NSNumberFormatter().decimalSeparator && textField.text?.containsString(string) == false)
}
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool
{
let textString = (textField.text! as NSString).replacingCharacters(in: range, with: string)
if textField == self.phoneTextField && string.characters.count > 0{
let numberOnly = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigits
let strValid = numberOnly.contains(UnicodeScalar.init(string)!)
return strValid && textString.characters.count <= 10
}
return true
}
in above code is working in swift 3
NSCharacterSet.decimalDigits
You are also use letters only
NSCharacterSet.Letters
and uppercase,Lowercaseand,alphanumerics,whitespaces
is used same code
or See the Link
I think you can force change the keyboard type by implementing UITextInputTraits protocol, optional var keyboardType
//class ViewController: UIViewController, UITextInputTraits {
#IBOutlet weak var textFieldKeyboardType: UITextField!{
didSet{
textFieldKeyboardType.keyboardType = UIKeyboardType.NumberPad
}
}
var keyboardType: UIKeyboardType {
get{
return textFieldKeyboardType.keyboardType
}
set{
if newValue != UIKeyboardType.NumberPad{
self.keyboardType = UIKeyboardType.NumberPad
}
}
}
This is a more readable version that will do "0-9" plus ".":
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let existingTextHasDecimal = textField.text?.rangeOfString(".")
let replacementTextHasDecimal = string.rangeOfString(".")
let replacementTextAllCharacters = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: string)
let replacementTextOnlyDigits = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(replacementTextAllCharacters)
if replacementTextHasDecimal != nil && existingTextHasDecimal != nil {
return false
}else{
if replacementTextOnlyDigits == true {
return true
}else if replacementTextHasDecimal != nil{
return true
}else{
return false
}
}
}
As if there aren't enough answers, here's mine. I think every example allowed for decimal separators is flawed in either localization, backspaces, or copy/paste.
func textField(textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
if string.isEmpty {return true} //allow for backspace
let decimalSeparator = NSNumberFormatter().decimalSeparator ?? "."
let validChars = NSMutableCharacterSet(charactersInString: decimalSeparator)
validChars.formUnionWithCharacterSet(NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet())
if validChars.isSupersetOfSet(NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: string)){
switch string.componentsSeparatedByString(decimalSeparator).count-1 {
case 0: //no decimals
return true
case 1: //if adding decimal, only allow if no existing decimal
if let existingText = textField.text{
return existingText.componentsSeparatedByString(decimalSeparator).count <= 1
}
else {return true}
default: //invalid decimals
return false
}
}
return false
}
func isValidNumber(str:String) -> Bool{
if str.isEmpty {
return false
}
let newChar = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: str)
let boolValid = NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(newChar)
if boolValid{
return true
}else{
let lst = str.componentsSeparatedByString(".")
let newStr = lst.joinWithSeparator("")
let currentChar = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: newStr)
if lst.count == 2 && !lst.contains("") && NSCharacterSet.decimalDigitCharacterSet().isSupersetOfSet(currentChar){
return true
}
return false
}
}
Put this function in your "Submit" or "Save" method if there is one.
The following is the code I used in Swift 3.0 adapted from Mr H's code. Differences are because:
a) Delegate function declaration has changed in Swift 3.0. New declaration here
b) NSCharacterSet declaration has changed.
func textField(_ shouldChangeCharactersIntextField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool
{
let inverseSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersIn:"0123456789").inverted
let components = string.components(separatedBy: inverseSet)
let filtered = components.joined(separator: "")
return string == filtered
}
I have edited Raj Joshi's version to allow one dot or one comma:
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let inverseSet = CharacterSet(charactersIn:"0123456789").inverted
let components = string.components(separatedBy: inverseSet)
let filtered = components.joined(separator: "")
if filtered == string {
return true
} else {
if string == "." || string == "," {
let countDots = textField.text!.components(separatedBy:".").count - 1
let countCommas = textField.text!.components(separatedBy:",").count - 1
if countDots == 0 && countCommas == 0 {
return true
} else {
return false
}
} else {
return false
}
}
}
You can use this code if you want to allow decimal separator and/or negative numbers.
But this code allows example: "34." (decimal separator at the end) while changing text. So you have to add some code example: textFieldShouldReturn or textFieldShouldEndEditing delegate functions.
The code written in Swift 4 but I assueme this is compatible with Swift 3.
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
guard let text = textField.text else {
return true
}
let replaced = (text as NSString).replacingCharacters(in: range, with: string)
let decimalSeparator = NSLocale.current.decimalSeparator ?? ""
// When user wants to delete las character
if replaced == "" || replaced == "-" || replaced == "-0" {
textField.text = "0"
return false
}
// When text contains 0 before replace except "0."
if replaced != "0" + decimalSeparator && replaced.hasPrefix("0") && text.underestimatedCount == 1 {
textField.text = replaced.substring(from: replaced.index(after: replaced.startIndex))
return false
}
// When user wants to delete minus sign
if text.hasPrefix("-") && text.substring(from: text.index(after: text.startIndex)) == replaced {
return false
}
// When user wants to delete before decimal separator
if replaced.hasPrefix(decimalSeparator) || replaced.hasPrefix("-" + decimalSeparator) {
return false
}
// When user wants to add zero the beginning of number... but allowing "0." or "-0." numbers
let testReplaced = replaced.hasPrefix("-") ? replaced.substring(from: replaced.index(after: replaced.startIndex)) : replaced
if testReplaced.count >= 2 && testReplaced.hasPrefix("0") && !testReplaced.hasPrefix("0" + decimalSeparator) {
return false
}
// Every other cases
let allowDecimal = self.allowFloat ? (decimalSeparator == "." ? "\\.?" : decimalSeparator + "?") : ""
let allowSign = self.allowSigned ? "-?" : ""
let pattern = "\(allowSign)[0-9]+\(allowDecimal)([0-9]+)?"
do {
let regexRange = (replaced as NSString).range(of: replaced)
let regex = try NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: [])
let matches = regex.matches(in: replaced, options: [], range: regexRange)
return matches.count == 1 && matches.first!.range == regexRange
}
catch {}
return false
}
If you don't want to allow decimal or negative numbers you have to replace tow variable with next line
let allowDecimal = ""
let allowSign = ""
For allow some charactors
func CheckAddress(string:String) -> Bool {
let numberOnly = NSCharacterSet.init(charactersIn: "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-#,&#/")
let stringFromTextField = NSCharacterSet.init(charactersIn: string)
return numberOnly.isSuperset(of: stringFromTextField as CharacterSet)
}
print("\(CheckAddress(string: "123"))") //True
print("\(CheckAddress(string: "asdf-"))") //True
print("\(CheckAddress(string: "asd123$"))") //false
The following solution has two benefits:
It is a one line code
It restricts the input so that the overall text in the input field is a valid number. Other solutions restricts the digits to valid numbers but this results in the user is able to enter "4...5"
func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
return NumberFormatter().numberFrom(text: (textField.text ?? "") + string) != nil
}
Swift 2.0
func textField(textField: UITextField,
shouldChangeCharactersInRange range: NSRange,
replacementString string: String) -> Bool {
let inverseSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString:"0123456789").invertedSet
let components = string.componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet(inverseSet)
let filtered = components.joinWithSeparator("")
return string == filtered
}