Multiple pickerviews in single viewController - ios

Question

Is it possible to have a single pickerView in swift which changes its value based on the button pressed. I could not figure out a way to implement more than one parameter through pickerView in a single ViewController. An alternative solution like a dropdown menu is fine too. Example/functional code would be great if provided. This is for a quiz app which would take multiple parameters.
class ViewController: UIViewController, UIPickerViewDataSource, UIPickerViewDelegate {
#IBOutlet weak var pickerView: UIPickerView!
#IBOutlet weak var selectionBtn: UIButton!
let animals = ["Lion", "Dog", "Monkey", "Cat", "Bat"]
override func viewDidLoad() {
pickerView.isHidden = true
pickerView.delegate = self
pickerView.dataSource = self
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}
#IBAction func selectPressed(_ sender: UIButton) {
if pickerView.isHidden {
pickerView.isHidden = false
}
}
public func numberOfComponents(in pickerView: UIPickerView) -> Int {
return 1
}
public func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, numberOfRowsInComponent component: Int) -> Int {
return animals.count
}
func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, titleForRow row: Int, forComponent component: Int) -> String? {
return animals[row]
}
func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, didSelectRow row: Int, inComponent component: Int) {
selectionBtn.setTitle(animals[row], for: .normal)
pickerView.isHidden = true
}
}

Answer 1

Yes by having more than 1 data source
let animals1 = ["Lion", "Dog", "Monkey", "Cat", "Bat"]
let animals2 = ["Lion", "Dog", "Monkey", "Cat", "Bat"]
var mainData = [String]()
public func numberOfComponents(in pickerView: UIPickerView) -> Int {
return 1
}
public func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, numberOfRowsInComponent component: Int) -> Int {
return mainData.count
}
func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, titleForRow row: Int, fo rComponent component: Int) -> String? {
return mainData[row]
}
func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, didSelectRow row: Int, inComponent component: Int) {
selectionBtn.setTitle(mainData[row], for: .normal)
pickerView.isHidden = true
}
assign mainData to say animal1
and reload
pickerView.reloadAllComponents()

Answer 2

Keep a separate array and put your array into it according to your logic. Use that array in pickerview. Try This:
let animals = ["Lion", "Dog", "Monkey", "Cat", "Bat"]
let secondAnimals = ["Lion1", "Dog1", "Monkey1", "Cat1", "Bat1"]
let pickerArray = [String]()
#IBAction func selectPressed(_ sender: UIButton) {
pickerArray = animals //change it according to your logic
pickerView.reloadAllComponents()
pickerView.isHidden = !pickerView.isHidden
}
public func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, numberOfRowsInComponent component: Int) -> Int {
return pickerArray.count
}
func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, titleForRow row: Int, forComponent component: Int) -> String? {
return pickerArray[row]
}
func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, didSelectRow row: Int, inComponent component: Int) {
selectionBtn.setTitle(pickerArray[row], for: .normal)
pickerView.isHidden = true
}

Answer 3

You can have two arrays to populate the picker like this
func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, numberOfRowsInComponent component: Int) -> Int{
if numb == 1
{
return firstArray.count
}
else
return secondArray.count
}
}
func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, titleForRow row: Int, forComponent component: Int) -> String? {
if numb == 1
{
return firstArr[row]
}
else
{
return secondArr[row]
}
}

Answer 4

Whenever you have to change the data source for datepicker, make sure after that you are calling method
picker.reloadAllComponents()
Take flag and use appropriate data source.

Answer 5

let say you added 2 PickerView to your View
- set the 1st picker´s tag as 1 & 2 for the 2nd picker under the Attributes Inspector
- CTRL + drag from each picker to the top yellow View Controller icon and choose dataSource.Repeate the same choosing delegate
- repeate the above for the other picker too
- add pickerview & pickerviewdelegation to your ViewController class:
class ViewController: UIViewController,UIPickerViewDataSource,UIPickerViewDelegate {
in your ViewController class, create empty arrays for the pickers:
var picker1Options = []
var picker2Options = []
on viewDidLoad() method, populate the arrays with your content:
picker1Options = ["p1 1","p1 2","p1 3","p1 4","p1 5"]
picker2Options = ["p2 1","p2 2","p2 3","p2 4","p2 5"]
implement the delegate & pickerview methods:
func numberOfComponentsInPickerView(pickerView: UIPickerView) -> Int {
return 1
}
func pickerView(pickerView: UIPickerView, numberOfRowsInComponent component: Int) -> Int {
if (pickerView.tag == 1){
return picker1Options.count
}else{
return picker2Options.count
}
}
func pickerView(pickerView: UIPickerView, titleForRow row: Int, forComponent component: Int) -> String! {
if (pickerView.tag == 1){
return "\(picker1Options[row])"
}else{
return "\(picker2Options[row])"
}
}
Hope this will help.

Answer 6

let arrAny : [String] = [String]()
button action:
#IBAction func btn2Pressed(_ sender: UIButton) {
arrAny = ["Lion1", "Dog1", "Monkey1", "Cat1", "Bat1"]
if pickerView.isHidden {
pickerView.isHidden = false
}
}
#IBAction func btn1Pressed(_ sender: UIButton) {
arrAny = ["Lion", "Dog", "Monkey", "Cat", "Bat"]
if pickerView.isHidden {
pickerView.isHidden = false
}
}
pickerView delegate:
public func numberOfComponents(in pickerView: UIPickerView) -> Int {
return 1
}
public func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, numberOfRowsInComponent component: Int) -> Int {
return arrAny.count
}
func pickerView(_ pickerView: UIPickerView, titleForRow row: Int, forComponent component: Int) -> String? {
return arrAny[row]
}