'SwiftUI: Always active textfield keyboard doesn't dismiss
I made a custom Textfield an always active textfield with the help of some tutorials, meaning that user can tap "next on keyboard" and commits the message and continue doing so without hiding the keyboard, but now the keyboard is stuck, doesn't close when tapped outside, I tried everything I saw online, some of them were basically triggering UIApplication.shared.sendAction(#selector(UIResponder.resignFirstResponder), to: nil, from: nil, for: nil)
Note: my minimum iOS requirements is iOS 14 which restricts some of the new functions that helps with my issue in iOS15.
that didn't work with that Custom Textfield, its like its overriding those functions.
here is the textfield code:
import SwiftUI
struct AlwaysActiveTextField: UIViewRepresentable {
let placeholder: String
@Binding var text: String
var focusable: Binding<[Bool]>?
var returnKeyType: UIReturnKeyType = .next
var autocapitalizationType: UITextAutocapitalizationType = .none
var keyboardType: UIKeyboardType = .default
var isSecureTextEntry: Bool
var tag: Int
var onCommit: () -> Void
func makeUIView(context: Context) -> UITextField {
let activeTextField = UITextField(frame: .zero)
activeTextField.delegate = context.coordinator
activeTextField.placeholder = placeholder
activeTextField.font = .systemFont(ofSize: 14)
activeTextField.attributedPlaceholder = NSAttributedString(
string: placeholder,
attributes: [NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor: UIColor(contentTertiary)]
)
activeTextField.returnKeyType = returnKeyType
activeTextField.autocapitalizationType = autocapitalizationType
activeTextField.keyboardType = keyboardType
activeTextField.isSecureTextEntry = isSecureTextEntry
activeTextField.textAlignment = .left
activeTextField.tag = tag
// toolbar
if keyboardType == .numberPad { // keyboard does not have next so add next button in the toolbar
var items = [UIBarButtonItem]()
let spacer = UIBarButtonItem(barButtonSystemItem: .flexibleSpace, target: nil, action: nil)
let toolbar: UIToolbar = UIToolbar()
toolbar.sizeToFit()
let nextButton = UIBarButtonItem(title: "Next", style: .plain, target: context.coordinator, action: #selector(Coordinator.showNextTextField))
items.append(contentsOf: [spacer, nextButton])
toolbar.setItems(items, animated: false)
activeTextField.inputAccessoryView = toolbar
}
// Editin listener
activeTextField.addTarget(context.coordinator, action: #selector(Coordinator.textFieldDidChange(_:)), for: .editingChanged)
return activeTextField
}
func updateUIView(_ uiView: UITextField, context: Context) {
uiView.text = text
if let focusable = focusable?.wrappedValue {
if focusable[uiView.tag] { // set focused
uiView.becomeFirstResponder()
} else { // remove keyboard
uiView.resignFirstResponder()
}
}
}
func makeCoordinator() -> Coordinator {
Coordinator(self)
}
final class Coordinator: NSObject, UITextFieldDelegate {
let activeTextField: AlwaysActiveTextField
var hasEndedViaReturn = false
weak var textField: UITextField?
init(_ activeTextField: AlwaysActiveTextField) {
self.activeTextField = activeTextField
}
func textFieldDidBeginEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
self.textField = textField
guard let textFieldCount = activeTextField.focusable?.wrappedValue.count else { return }
var focusable: [Bool] = Array(repeating: false, count: textFieldCount) // remove focus from all text field
focusable[textField.tag] = true // mark current textField focused
activeTextField.focusable?.wrappedValue = focusable
}
// work around for number pad
@objc
func showNextTextField() {
if let textField = self.textField {
_ = textFieldShouldReturn(textField)
}
}
func textFieldShouldReturn(_ textField: UITextField) -> Bool {
hasEndedViaReturn = true
guard var focusable = activeTextField.focusable?.wrappedValue else {
textField.resignFirstResponder()
return true
}
focusable[textField.tag] = true // mark current textField focused
activeTextField.focusable?.wrappedValue = focusable
activeTextField.onCommit()
return true
}
func textFieldDidEndEditing(_ textField: UITextField) {
if !hasEndedViaReturn {// user dismisses keyboard
guard let textFieldCount = activeTextField.focusable?.wrappedValue.count else { return }
// reset all text field, so that makeUIView cannot trigger keyboard
activeTextField.focusable?.wrappedValue = Array(repeating: false, count: textFieldCount)
} else {
hasEndedViaReturn = false
}
}
@objc
func textFieldDidChange(_ textField: UITextField) {
activeTextField.text = textField.text ?? ""
}
}
}
used it on sample SwiftUI Sheet view and inside the .sheet view:
AlwaysActiveTextField(
placeholder: "Add...",
text: $newItemName,
focusable: $fieldFocus,
returnKeyType: .next,
isSecureTextEntry: false,
tag: 0,
onCommit: {
if !newItemName.isEmpty {
let newChecklistItem = ChecklistItem(
shotId: shotlistViewModel.shot.id,
name: self.newItemName,
isChecked: false,
description: ""
)
self.checklistItems.append(newChecklistItem)
if !offlineMode {
self.viewModel.addChecklistItem(newChecklistItem)
}
self.newItemName = ""
}
}
)
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