Having textfield background transparent, but placeholder text opaque - ios

Question

Is it possible to have a textfield's placeholder text opaque while its background is set to be transparent, eg. if I choose some background color, and set alpha to some value, like this:
the placeholder text becomes transparent as well. But I want it opaque. So, is this achievable, preferably using storyboard ? Or at least through the code.
If it is unclear what I am trying to achieve, just let me know , and I'll post an image with an example.

Answer 1

You can set the color's transparency instead of the UITextField's alpha. Open the color drop down and select "Other". A color picker will open up. At the bottom of the color picker you can change the opacity.

Answer 2

In Swift you can obtain the placeholder element with:
let placeHolder = textField.value(forKey: "placeholderLabel") as! UILabel
placeHolder.textColor = .blue
placeHolder.isOpaque = true
and make all customizations you prefeer..

Answer 3

You can set the UITextView.background = .clear
I'm providing a little more code so it'll be easier to setup it programmatically, this is a ready-to-use sample.
private lazy var textField: UITextView = {
let textField = UITextView()
textField.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
textField.font = UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: 14)
textField.isEditable = false
textField.textAlignment = .center
textField.isScrollEnabled = false
textField.backgroundColor = .clear // this is the line that answer you question
textField.text = """
People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:
Fever of chills, cough, shortness of breath or
difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches,
headache, new loss of taste and smell, sore throat,
congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting,
diarrhea
"""
return textField
}()
Just remember to set the constraints and add the subview into your superview .addSubview(TextField)