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How do I check when a UITextField changes?


I am trying to check when a text field changes, equivalent too the function used for textView - textViewDidChange so far I have done this:

  func textFieldDidBeginEditing(textField: UITextField) {
        if self.status.text == "" && self.username.text == "" {
            self.topRightButton.enabled = false
        } else {   
            self.topRightButton.enabled = true
        }
    }

Which kind of works, but the topRightButton is enabled as soon as the text field is pressed on, I want it to be enabled only when text is actually typed in?


Solution

  • SWIFT

    Swift 4.2

    textfield.addTarget(self, action: #selector(ViewController.textFieldDidChange(_:)), for: .editingChanged)
    

    and

    @objc func textFieldDidChange(_ textField: UITextField) {
    
    }
    

    SWIFT 3 & swift 4.1

    textField.addTarget(self, action: #selector(ViewController.textFieldDidChange(_:)), for: .editingChanged)
    

    and

    func textFieldDidChange(_ textField: UITextField) {
    
    }
    

    SWIFT 2.2

    textField.addTarget(self, action: #selector(ViewController.textFieldDidChange(_:)), forControlEvents: UIControlEvents.EditingChanged)
    

    and

    func textFieldDidChange(textField: UITextField) {
        //your code
    }
    

    OBJECTIVE-C

    [textField addTarget:self action:@selector(textFieldDidChange:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventEditingChanged];
    

    and textFieldDidChange method is

    -(void)textFieldDidChange :(UITextField *) textField{
        //your code
    }