I want to use custom buttons to input text into a TextField, but still show and move the cursor. Is there a way to hide the default keyboard while still showing the cursor?
I was hoping for something like this:
TextField("", text: $text)
.keyboardType(.none)
Here is what it currently looks like.
You can use UIViewRepresentable class and pass the input view as an empty view.
struct HideKeyboardTextField: UIViewRepresentable {
var placeholder: String
@Binding var text: String
func makeUIView(context: UIViewRepresentableContext<HideKeyboardTextField>) -> UITextField {
let textField = UITextField(frame: .zero)
textField.placeholder = placeholder
textField.inputView = UIView()
textField.delegate = context.coordinator
return textField
}
func updateUIView(_ uiView: UITextField, context: UIViewRepresentableContext<HideKeyboardTextField>) {
uiView.text = text
}
func makeCoordinator() -> HideKeyboardTextField.Coordinator {
Coordinator(parent: self)
}
class Coordinator: NSObject, UITextFieldDelegate {
var parent: HideKeyboardTextField
init(parent: HideKeyboardTextField) {
self.parent = parent
}
func textFieldDidChangeSelection(_ textField: UITextField) {
DispatchQueue.main.async {
parent.text = textField.text ?? ""
}
}
}
}
Usage:
struct ContentView: View {
@State var text: String = ""
var body: some View {
HideKeyboardTextField(placeholder: "Input", text: $text)
}
}
