iOS Google Maps textField not Responding - ios

Question

#import "MyLocationViewController.h"
#import <GoogleMaps/GoogleMaps.h>
#interface MyLocationViewController ()
#end
#implementation MyLocationViewController {
GMSMapView *mapView_;
CLLocationManager *locationManager;
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
locationManager.delegate = self;
locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
[locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
NSLog(#"Current identifier: %#", [[NSBundle mainBundle] bundleIdentifier]);
GMSCameraPosition *camera = [GMSCameraPosition cameraWithLatitude:-33.86
longitude:151.20
zoom:6];
mapView_ = [GMSMapView mapWithFrame:CGRectZero camera:camera];
mapView_.myLocationEnabled = YES;
self.view = mapView_;
//Add text field
UITextField *textField = [[UITextField alloc] init];
textField.frame = CGRectMake(mapView_.bounds.size.width - 290, mapView_.bounds.size.height - 48, 180, 40);
textField.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleLeftMargin | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleTopMargin;
textField.borderStyle = UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect;
textField.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:15];
textField.placeholder = #"enToi UHMUH Bar Heya";
textField.autocorrectionType = UITextAutocorrectionTypeNo;
textField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeDefault;
textField.returnKeyType = UIReturnKeyDone;
textField.clearButtonMode = UITextFieldViewModeWhileEditing;
textField.contentVerticalAlignment = UIControlContentVerticalAlignmentCenter;
textField.clearButtonMode = UITextFieldViewModeWhileEditing;
textField.delegate = self;
[mapView_ addSubview:textField];
[mapView_ resignFirstResponder];
[mapView_ bringSubviewToFront:textField];
[textField becomeFirstResponder];
//Add Send Chat Button to UI
UIButton *sendButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
sendButton.frame = CGRectMake(mapView_.bounds.size.width - 100, mapView_.bounds.size.height - 48, 90, 40);
sendButton.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleLeftMargin | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleTopMargin;
[sendButton setTitle:#"Send" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[mapView_ addSubview:sendButton];
// Creates a marker in the center of the map.
GMSMarker *marker = [[GMSMarker alloc] init];
marker.position = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(-33.86, 151.20);
marker.title = #"Sydney";
marker.map = mapView_;
}
- (BOOL)textFieldShouldBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
return YES;
}
- (BOOL)textFieldShouldReturn:(UITextField *)textField {
[textField resignFirstResponder];
return YES;
}
#pragma mark - CLLocationManagerDelegate
- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didFailWithError:(NSError *)error
{
NSLog(#"didFailWithError: %#", error);
UIAlertView *errorAlert = [[UIAlertView alloc]
initWithTitle:#"Error"
message:#"Failed to get your location!"
delegate:nil
cancelButtonTitle:#"OKAY"
otherButtonTitles:nil];
[errorAlert show];
}
- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateLocations:(NSArray *)locations
{
CLLocation *currentLocation = [locations lastObject];
NSLog(#"didUpdateLocations: %#", currentLocation);
if (currentLocation != nil) {
GMSCameraPosition *newSpot = [GMSCameraPosition cameraWithLatitude:currentLocation.coordinate.latitude
longitude:currentLocation.coordinate.longitude
zoom:6];
[mapView_ setCamera:newSpot];
}
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
#end
Here's my header file:
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <CoreLocation/CoreLocation.h>
#interface MyLocationViewController : UIViewController <CLLocationManagerDelegate, UITextFieldDelegate>
#property (nonatomic, retain) UITextField *textField;
#end
I am not using Interface Builder. When the app loads I can see my textfield and button. The button does its default toggle behavior when touched. The text field is not editable - can't bring up the keyboard by clicking it, cant type into, etc.
I did run someone's method to determine if a frame is out of its parent view's bounds and it came back as saying it was out of bounds - but I'm not quite sure how to resolve this.

Answer 1

The googleMapView has a BlockingGestureRecognizer that blocks all user input. don't add the textfield to the map OR remove the blocker:
// Remove the GMSBlockingGestureRecognizer of the GMSMapView.
+ (void)removeGMSBlockingGestureRecognizerFromMapView:(GMSMapView *)mapView
{
if([mapView.settings respondsToSelector:#selector(consumesGesturesInView)]) {
mapView.settings.consumesGesturesInView = NO;
}
else {
for (id gestureRecognizer in mapView.gestureRecognizers)
{
if (![gestureRecognizer isKindOfClass:[UILongPressGestureRecognizer class]])
{
[mapView removeGestureRecognizer:gestureRecognizer];
}
}
}
}

Answer 2

Add this if you need touch event enable in uitextfield
for (id gestureRecognizer in mapView_.gestureRecognizers)
{
NSLog(#"mapview recognizer %#",gestureRecognizer);
if (![gestureRecognizer isKindOfClass:[UILongPressGestureRecognizer class]])
{
[mapView_ removeGestureRecognizer:gestureRecognizer];
}
}

Answer 3

Add Your UITextfield or UISearchbar in to subview of Mapview_
UISearchBar *search;
search = [[UISearchBar alloc] init];
[search setTintColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:233.0/255.0
green:233.0/255.0
blue:233.0/255.0
alpha:1.0]];
search.frame = CGRectMake(50,20,self.view.frame.size.width-70,32);
search.delegate = self;
search.placeholder = #"MapView";
[mapView_ addSubview:search];
Add Following method to your .m file
// Remove the GMSBlockingGestureRecognizer of the GMSMapView.
+ (void)removeGMSBlockingGestureRecognizerFromMapView:(GMSMapView *)mapView
{
for (id gestureRecognizer in mapView.gestureRecognizers)
{
NSLog(#"mapview recognizer %#",gestureRecognizer);
if (![gestureRecognizer isKindOfClass:[UILongPressGestureRecognizer class]])
{
[mapView removeGestureRecognizer:gestureRecognizer];
}
}
}
Call This Method from your view will appear
- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
[ViewController removeGMSBlockingGestureRecognizerFromMapView:mapView_];
}
Now it will work , i got tested with this code only.

Answer 4

Try
[self.view addSubview: textField];
Instead of
[mapView_ addSubview:textField];
This may help you.