Subclass UITextField to add blank space in begining by default [duplicate] - ios

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How to add space at start of UITextField
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I want to add blank space in the beginning of my UITextField. I am subclassing my UITextfield with the following code. I am not sure what is going wrong here
- (CGRect)textRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds {
return CGRectMake(bounds.origin.x + 15, bounds.origin.y + 15, bounds.size.width, bounds.size.height);
}
- (CGRect)editingRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds {
return CGRectMake(bounds.origin.x + 15, bounds.origin.y + 15, bounds.size.width, bounds.size.height);
}
Thanks in Advance

Answer 1

Try this
UILabel * leftView = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10,0,7,26)];
leftView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
textField.leftView = leftView;
textField.leftViewMode = UITextFieldViewModeAlways;
textField.contentVerticalAlignment = UIControlContentVerticalAlignmentCenter;
How to add space at start of UITextField

Answer 2

You should override textRectForBounds and editingRectForBounds like this:
CustomTextField.h:
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface CustomTextField : UITextField
#property CGFloat inset;
#end
CustomTextField.m:
#import "CustomTextField.h"
#implementation CustomTextField
- (CGRect)textRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds {
CGRect rect = CGRectInset(bounds, _inset, 0);
return rect;
}
- (CGRect)editingRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds {
CGRect rect = CGRectInset(bounds, _inset, 0);
return rect;
}
#end
ViewController.m:
#import "ViewController.h"
#import "CustomTextField.h"
#interface ViewController ()
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet CustomTextField *textField;
#end
#implementation ViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
_textField.inset = 20;
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
#end
The result: