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Change UITextField and UITextView Cursor / Caret Color

I'm wondering about changing the color of the cursor / caret in a UITextField (And UITextView if its the same answer) in iOS. I've seen answers for OSX development, but nothing for iOS.

Is this even possible?

Solution

  • If you're targeting iOS 7+, this has been made much easier. Simply change the tintColor of the field with a cursor using the appearance proxy and it will apply throughout the app:

    Swift 3.0:

    UITextField.appearance().tintColor = .black

    Objective-C:

    [[UITextField appearance] setTintColor:[UIColor blackColor]];

    Same answer applies for an individual UITextField:

    Swift 3.0:

    myTextField.tintColor = .black

    Objective-C

    [myTextField setTintColor:[UIColor blackColor]];