How to make popup like keyboard characters in iOS8 custom keyboard? - ios

Question

I want to create popup in iOS8 custom keyboard as shown below image.
Some code are working but can't access outer window of keyboard and occures issue as shown in below image-2

Answer 1

This what i have done in my custom Keyboard its working
//adding pop up when character is tapped
- (void)addPopupToButton:(UIButton *)button
{
CGRect frame,frame1;
if(self.view.frame.size.width == 320)
{
//Keyboard is in Portrait
frame = CGRectMake(0, -25, 28, 43);
frame1=CGRectMake(0, 0, 28, 43);
}
else{
//Keyboard is in Landscape
frame = CGRectMake(3, -25, 35, 43);
frame1=CGRectMake(0, 10, 35, 43);
}
//create pop up view
UIView *popUp=[[UIView alloc]initWithFrame:frame];
//create a label to add to pop up view
UILabel *text = [[UILabel alloc] init];
//set frame for the label and set label title
[text setFrame:frame1];
[text setText:button.titleLabel.text];
text.textAlignment=NSTextAlignmentCenter;
[text setFont:[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:30]];
text.backgroundColor=[UIColor whiteColor];
//add label as popup view's subview
[popUp addSubview:text];
//add pop up view as button's subview
[button addSubview:popUp];
}
//remove Pop up view
-(void)endPopUpForButton:(UIButton*)button
{
if ([button subviews].count > 1)
{
[[[button subviews] objectAtIndex:1] removeFromSuperview];
}
}

Answer 2

From the Apple App Extension Programming guide:
Finally, it is not possible to display key artwork above the top edge
of a custom keyboard’s primary view, as the system keyboard does on
iPhone when you tap and hold a key in the top row.
So it seems like you can't add pop-up outside the keyboard frame, so codelgnitor's answer is the best you can do.