Creating a UITextField that creates a new line when needed

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I was wondering how I could create a UITextField that would create a new line when the text reaches it's edge.

Here how I am creating the text view:

UITextField *textField = [[UITextField alloc] init]; textField.frame = CGRectMake(0, 194, 320, 568); textField.contentVerticalAlignment = UIControlContentVerticalAlignmentTop; textField.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor]; UIView *textPaddingView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 7, 20)]; textField.leftView = textPaddingView; textField.leftViewMode = UITextFieldViewModeAlways; [self.view addSubview:textField];

Mick MacCallum · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-01 23:19:26Z

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No, you shouldn't do that. UITextField is only designed to have one line of text. The control that you should be using is UITextView, which supports the behavior you've described natively.

answered Feb 1, 2014 at 23:19

Mick MacCallum

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matthew Over a year ago

With a UITextView, can the user write the text @jafar

rmaddy Over a year ago

@matthew The user can enter any text into a text view.

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