I have a UIPickerView that shows up in storyboard but is invisible or at best a colored block if I change the background color when I compile the program. Do I need to populate it with data for it to display, i.e. does it no longer show Cupertino, Mountain View etc. once compiled?
BTW, I am trying to populate picker view with data but still invisible:
code:
in .h file:
#interface pickerVC : UIViewController<UIPickerViewDelegate,UIPickerViewDataSource>
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIPickerView *pickerView;
#property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *color;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSArray *myArray;
in viewdidload;
UIPickerView *pickerView;
pickerView.delegate = self;
_myArray = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:#"Blue",#"Green",#"Orange",#"Purple",#"Red",#"Yellow" , nil];
//PICKER METHODS
// tell the picker how many rows are available for a given component
- (NSInteger)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView numberOfRowsInComponent:(NSInteger)component {
// NSUInteger numRows = 3;
return _myArray.count;
}
// tell the picker how many components it will have
- (NSInteger)numberOfComponentsInPickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView {
return 1;
}
// tell the picker the title for a given component
- (NSString *)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView titleForRow:(NSInteger)row forComponent:(NSInteger)component {
NSString *title;
title = _myArray[row];
return title;
}
// tell the picker the width of each row for a given component
- (CGFloat)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView widthForComponent:(NSInteger)component {
int sectionWidth = 300;
return sectionWidth;
}
- (void)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView didSelectRow: (NSInteger)row inComponent:(NSInteger)component{
NSLog(#"Selected Row %d", row);
switch(row){
// Handle the selection
}
yes, you need to implement the data source and picker view delegates.
Yes it is not displaying. You have to set delegate and datasource of picker view and implement delegate methods in your controller.m file.
e.g.
- (NSInteger)numberOfComponentsInPickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView
{
return 1;
}
- (NSInteger)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView numberOfRowsInComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
return 10;
}
- (NSString *)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView titleForRow:(NSInteger)row forComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
return #"ABC";
}
First of all add this
<UIPickerViewDelegate,UIPickerViewDataSource> in your .h file
after that add there Delegate Methods
- (NSInteger)numberOfComponentsInPickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView
{
return 1;
}
- (NSInteger)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView numberOfRowsInComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
return 5;
}
- (NSString *)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView titleForRow:(NSInteger)row forComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
return #"xyz";
}
So I've followed everything this post Default Picker Value iphone says, but I can't seem to get my picker to work.
Here's my .m snippet:
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
self.arrPercent = #[#"1",#"2",#"3",#"4",#"5",#"6",#"7",#"8",#"9",#"10",#"11",#"12",#"13",#"14",#"15",#"16",#"17",#"18",#"19",#"20",#"21",#"22",#"23",#"24",#"25",#"26",#"27",#"28",#"29",#"30",#"31",#"32",#"33",#"34",#"35",#"36",#"37",#"38",#"39",#"40",#"41",#"42",#"43",#"44",#"45",#"46",#"47",#"48",#"49",#"50"];
self.arrPeople = #[#"1",#"2",#"3",#"4",#"5",#"6",#"7",#"8",#"9",#"10",#"11",#"12",#"13",#"14",#"15",#"16",#"17",#"18",#"19",#"20"];
self.percent = [NSNumber numberWithInt:15];
self.people = [NSNumber numberWithInt:5];
self.strSubTotal = #"";
self.myPicker.dataSource = self;
self.myPicker.delegate = self;
}
- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
[super viewDidAppear:animated];
//[self.myPicker selectRow:self.percent.integerValue inComponent:0 animated:YES];
[self.myPicker selectRow:5 inComponent:0 animated:YES];
[self.myPicker selectRow:5 inComponent:1 animated:YES];
[self.myPicker reloadAllComponents]; // tried commenting out this line with no luck
}
Here's my .h snippet:
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
#interface ViewController : UIViewController <UIPickerViewDataSource,UIPickerViewDelegate>
#property (nonatomic,strong) NSArray *arrPercent;
#property (nonatomic,strong) NSArray *arrPeople;
#property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UIPickerView *myPicker;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSString *strSubTotal;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSNumber *percent;
#property (strong, nonatomic) NSNumber *people;
#end
Here's the delegate stuff, I think...
// returns the number of 'columns' to display.
- (NSInteger)numberOfComponentsInPickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView
{
return 2;
}
// returns the # of rows in each component..
- (NSInteger)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView numberOfRowsInComponent: (NSInteger)component
{
if(component== 0)
{
return [self.arrPercent count];
}
else
{
return [self.arrPeople count];
}
}
-(NSString *)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView titleForRow:(NSInteger)row forComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
if(component == 0)
{
return [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#%#", [self.arrPercent objectAtIndex:row], #"%"];
}
else
{
return [self.arrPeople objectAtIndex:row];
}
}
- (void)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView didSelectRow:(NSInteger)row inComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
if(component == 0)
{
self.percent = [self.arrPercent objectAtIndex:row];
}
else
{
self.people = [self.arrPeople objectAtIndex:row];
}
[self updateSubTotal:-3];
}
When I start the emulator, the picker doesn't animate to the position I tell it to. Am I doing anything wrong? Please help!
As it turns out, the error was that for some reason, the connection between the picker in the UI was disconnected with the code. I had to hold the Control key while dragging the picker from the UI to the .h file.
I saw this because I noticed a little "empty button icon" next to the method declaration in the .h file. Once Xcode understood that the picker is controlled by the piece of code, everything works as expected.
Thank you so much!
Similar to how amazon does for selecting quantity of an item. I want it to then save the number to display in another tableview. Here is the code I have for my .m file. When I click on the text field the picker is empty.
#interface ApparelViewController ()
#property(nonatomic, readonly) NSInteger numberOfComponents;
#end
#implementation ApparelViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
UIPickerView *picker = [[UIPickerView alloc] init];
self.quantity.inputView = picker;
//creating the arrays for the values in the picker wheel
self.quantity0 = #[#1, #2, #3, #4, #5];
}
//custom picker in text field
-(NSInteger)numberOfComponentsInPickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView {
return 1;
}
-(NSInteger)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView numberOfRowsInComponent:(NSInteger)component {
return self.quantity0.count;
}
-(NSString *)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView titleForRow: (NSInteger)row forComponent:(NSInteger)component {
return self.quantity0[row];
}
-(void)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView didSelectRow:(NSInteger)row inComponent:(NSInteger)component {
self.quantity.text = self.quantity0[row];
[self.quantity resignFirstResponder];
}
Looks like you forgot to set the UIPicker's delegate to self.
In your viewDidLoad, try this:
picker.delegate = self;
Let me preface by saying that I am completely new to programming. I have also done a bunch of searching on this issue and haven't found an answer that seems to address exactly what I am doing.
The result I am looking for is a text field that can be populated by the user by using a pickerView. After putting a UITextView box in the .xib file I am not sure how make it call a pickerView when tapped and then populate from that picker view.
Thank you for any help given. Let me know if I need to clarify more.
Create a UIPickerView and set it as the inputView property of your UITextView. Then, register your class for the dataSource/delegate of the UIPickerView to populate it and know when it has changed selection. Below is a simple solution for a picker with a single component.
SomeViewController.h:
#interface SomeViewController : UIViewController <UIPickerViewDataSource, UIPickerViewDelegate>
{
UIPickerView *picker;
NSArray *dataSource;
}
SomeViewController.m:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
picker = [[UIPickerView alloc] init];
picker.dataSource = self;
picker.delegate = self;
myTextView.inputView = picker;
}
- (NSInteger)numberOfComponentsInPickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView
{
return 1;
}
- (NSInteger)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView numberOfRowsInComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
return [dataSource count];
}
- (NSString *)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView titleForRow:(NSInteger)row forComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
return [dataSource objectAtIndex:row];
}
- (void)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)pickerView didSelectRow:(NSInteger)row inComponent:(NSInteger)component
{
[myTextView setText:[dataSource objectAtIndex:row]];
}
I just updated my project to ios6 and discovered that my UIPicker is no longer displaying the data in it. I really don't know what I could do to make sure that it does again. Any suggestions?
AddRoleTVC.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface AddRoleTVC : UITableViewController <UIPickerViewDataSource, UIPickerViewDelegate> {
IBOutlet UIPickerView *pickerView;
NSMutableArray *arrayColors;
}
#end
AddRoleTVC.m
#import "AddRoleTVC.h"
#import "UIAlertView+error.h"
#import "API.h"
#include <CommonCrypto/CommonDigest.h>
#implementation AddRoleTVC
// Implement viewDidLoad to do additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
arrayColors = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
[arrayColors addObject:#"Red"];
[arrayColors addObject:#"Orange"];
[arrayColors addObject:#"Yellow"];
[arrayColors addObject:#"Green"];
[arrayColors addObject:#"Blue"];
[arrayColors addObject:#"Indigo"];
[arrayColors addObject:#"Violet"];
}
- (NSInteger)numberOfComponentsInPickerView:(UIPickerView *)thePickerView {
return 1;
}
- (NSInteger)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)thePickerView numberOfRowsInComponent:(NSInteger)component {
return [arrayColors count];
}
- (NSString *)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)thePickerView titleForRow:(NSInteger)row forComponent:(NSInteger)component {
return [arrayColors objectAtIndex:row];
}
- (void)pickerView:(UIPickerView *)thePickerView didSelectRow:(NSInteger)row inComponent:(NSInteger)component {
NSLog(#"Selected Color: %#. Index of selected color: %i", [arrayColors objectAtIndex:row], row);
}
#end
You used the IBOutlet To Picker View, so You set Delegate and datasource in your .Xib File. It must work.