I have the exact same scenario as in this question:
UIDatePicker in UITextField in UITableView realtime update
In summary: I have a textfield in a custom cell which calls a UIDatePicker. I want the textfield to update whenever the datepicker is modified, and I want it to store the last value when the "Done" button (located inside the toolbar created for the datepicker) is tapped.
I can get the value selected in the pickerview (I actually print it to the console), but I'm not able to put that value in the textfield.
However, I need to do it in swift, and I'm not able to. I've been trying to use action: #selector() but since it doesn't accept more than 1 parameter in the function inside the selector, it's not helping me.
Custom Table View Cell:
class employeesTableViewCell : UITableViewCell {
@IBOutlet weak var employeeNumberField: UILabel!
@IBOutlet weak var employeeNameField: UITextField!
@IBOutlet weak var employeeSurnameField: UITextField!
@IBOutlet weak var employeeIDField: UITextField!
@IBOutlet weak var employeeBirthDateTxtFieldOutlet: UITextField!
}
In ViewController (the tag strategy shown below is being used for capturing the field edited through textFieldShouldReturn):
func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "employeeCell") as! employeesTableViewCell!
createPickerView(sender: (cell?.employeeBirthDateTxtFieldOutlet)!)
createToolbar(sender: (cell?.employeeBirthDateTxtFieldOutlet)!)
cell?.employeeNameField.tag = indexPath.row * 10 + 1
cell?.employeeSurnameField.tag = indexPath.row * 10 + 2
cell?.employeeIDDocField.tag = indexPath.row * 10 + 3
cell?.employeeBirthDateTxtFieldOutlet.tag = indexPath.row * 10 + 5
cell?.employeeNumberField.text = "Employee \(indexPath.row + 1)"
return cell!
}
func createPickerView(sender: UITextField){
let datePickerView : UIDatePicker = UIDatePicker()
datePickerView.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.date
sender.inputView = datePickerView
datePickerView.tag = sender.tag
datePickerView.addTarget(self, action: #selector(datePickerValueChanged(caller:destination:)), for: UIControlEvents.valueChanged)
}
@objc func datePickerValueChanged(caller: UIDatePicker, destination: UITextField){
let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
dateFormatter.dateStyle = DateFormatter.Style.medium
dateFormatter.timeStyle = DateFormatter.Style.none
destination.text = dateFormatter.string(from: caller.date) <-- I expected I could update the text here, as I'm referencing it through the parameter, but it doesn't work. However, no error is raised.
}
func createToolbar(sender: UITextField){
let datePickerToolbar = UIToolbar()
datePickerToolbar.sizeToFit()
let doneButton = UIBarButtonItem(title: "Done", style: .plain, target: self, action: #selector(employeeRegisterController.dismissKeyboard))
doneButton.tag = sender.tag
datePickerToolbar.setItems([doneButton], animated: false)
datePickerToolbar.isUserInteractionEnabled = true
sender.inputAccessoryView = datePickerToolbar
}
@objc func dismissKeyboard(on: UIButton){
view.endEditing(true)
}
You can't pass more than one parameter in #selector() but you can pass the position by using an additional parameter
Then change the below two functions
func createPickerView(sender: UITextField){
let datePickerView : UIDatePicker = UIDatePicker()
datePickerView.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerMode.date
sender.inputView = datePickerView
datePickerView.tag = sender.tag
datePickerView.addTarget(self, action: #selector(datePickerValueChanged(caller:)), for: UIControlEvents.valueChanged)
}
func datePickerValueChanged(caller: UIDatePicker){
let dateFormatter = DateFormatter()
dateFormatter.dateStyle = DateFormatter.Style.medium
dateFormatter.timeStyle = DateFormatter.Style.none
let indexRow = (caller.tag - 5) / 10
let indexPath = IndexPath(row: indexRow, section: 0)
let cell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath) as! employeesTableViewCell
cell.employeeBirthDateTxtFieldOutlet.text = dateFormatter.string(from: caller.date)
}
Hope this will help you