Swift UITextField: Create a dynamically decrease UITextField Frame in autolayout











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I am using Custom Cell in UITableView. And the basic model of the cell is as follows.



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I would like to have the dashed line dynamically deformed according to the size of the Menu Name box in this cell. So I wrote the following code:



menuField.frame.size.width = getWidth(text: menuField.text!)
menuField.layoutIfNeeded()
dotLine.layoutIfNeeded()

func getWidth(text: String) -> CGFloat {
let txtField = UITextField(frame: .zero)
txtField.text = text
txtField.sizeToFit()
return txtField.frame.size.width
}


This worked very well. Only increase if only! If the Menu Name Frame is reduced below the currently set size, the size remains unchanged.



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As you can see from the image above, I need to make not only the size of the dotted line increase but also the shrinkage. I do not know what my problem is. Please help me!










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  • Do you want to have same number of dots every time?
    – Robert Dresler
    Nov 11 at 9:03










  • No. The number of dots does not matter. The number of points does not matter. I only need to keep the distance between the Menu Text box and the dotted line constant.:)
    – randomizedLife
    Nov 11 at 9:38















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I am using Custom Cell in UITableView. And the basic model of the cell is as follows.



enter image description here



I would like to have the dashed line dynamically deformed according to the size of the Menu Name box in this cell. So I wrote the following code:



menuField.frame.size.width = getWidth(text: menuField.text!)
menuField.layoutIfNeeded()
dotLine.layoutIfNeeded()

func getWidth(text: String) -> CGFloat {
let txtField = UITextField(frame: .zero)
txtField.text = text
txtField.sizeToFit()
return txtField.frame.size.width
}


This worked very well. Only increase if only! If the Menu Name Frame is reduced below the currently set size, the size remains unchanged.



enter image description here



As you can see from the image above, I need to make not only the size of the dotted line increase but also the shrinkage. I do not know what my problem is. Please help me!










share|improve this question
























  • Do you want to have same number of dots every time?
    – Robert Dresler
    Nov 11 at 9:03










  • No. The number of dots does not matter. The number of points does not matter. I only need to keep the distance between the Menu Text box and the dotted line constant.:)
    – randomizedLife
    Nov 11 at 9:38













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up vote
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I am using Custom Cell in UITableView. And the basic model of the cell is as follows.



enter image description here



I would like to have the dashed line dynamically deformed according to the size of the Menu Name box in this cell. So I wrote the following code:



menuField.frame.size.width = getWidth(text: menuField.text!)
menuField.layoutIfNeeded()
dotLine.layoutIfNeeded()

func getWidth(text: String) -> CGFloat {
let txtField = UITextField(frame: .zero)
txtField.text = text
txtField.sizeToFit()
return txtField.frame.size.width
}


This worked very well. Only increase if only! If the Menu Name Frame is reduced below the currently set size, the size remains unchanged.



enter image description here



As you can see from the image above, I need to make not only the size of the dotted line increase but also the shrinkage. I do not know what my problem is. Please help me!










share|improve this question















I am using Custom Cell in UITableView. And the basic model of the cell is as follows.



enter image description here



I would like to have the dashed line dynamically deformed according to the size of the Menu Name box in this cell. So I wrote the following code:



menuField.frame.size.width = getWidth(text: menuField.text!)
menuField.layoutIfNeeded()
dotLine.layoutIfNeeded()

func getWidth(text: String) -> CGFloat {
let txtField = UITextField(frame: .zero)
txtField.text = text
txtField.sizeToFit()
return txtField.frame.size.width
}


This worked very well. Only increase if only! If the Menu Name Frame is reduced below the currently set size, the size remains unchanged.



enter image description here



As you can see from the image above, I need to make not only the size of the dotted line increase but also the shrinkage. I do not know what my problem is. Please help me!







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  • Do you want to have same number of dots every time?
    – Robert Dresler
    Nov 11 at 9:03










  • No. The number of dots does not matter. The number of points does not matter. I only need to keep the distance between the Menu Text box and the dotted line constant.:)
    – randomizedLife
    Nov 11 at 9:38


















  • Do you want to have same number of dots every time?
    – Robert Dresler
    Nov 11 at 9:03










  • No. The number of dots does not matter. The number of points does not matter. I only need to keep the distance between the Menu Text box and the dotted line constant.:)
    – randomizedLife
    Nov 11 at 9:38
















Do you want to have same number of dots every time?
– Robert Dresler
Nov 11 at 9:03




Do you want to have same number of dots every time?
– Robert Dresler
Nov 11 at 9:03












No. The number of dots does not matter. The number of points does not matter. I only need to keep the distance between the Menu Text box and the dotted line constant.:)
– randomizedLife
Nov 11 at 9:38




No. The number of dots does not matter. The number of points does not matter. I only need to keep the distance between the Menu Text box and the dotted line constant.:)
– randomizedLife
Nov 11 at 9:38












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You don't need any of code you wrote, autolayout does this for you. Just set autolayout like this:



Dash is constraint with your value



- MenuTextField - Dotted line - Price -






share|improve this answer























  • I am really sorry. My question seems to have been misplaced. I want the spacing between Menu Text Box and dotted lines to be constant.
    – randomizedLife
    Nov 11 at 9:40










  • Try edited answer
    – Robert Dresler
    Nov 11 at 9:46


















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I have solved my problem. First, I added the width dimension Constraints of the Menu Text Box and imported it into the IBOutlet variable.



@IBOutlet weak var menuWidth: NSLayoutConstraint!


And I changed the value of the variable according to the text length.



menuWidth.constant = getWidth(text: menuField.text!)


This method is not yet fully functional. But it works the way I want.



Also thanks to Robert Dresler who answered me :) Thanks!






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    You don't need any of code you wrote, autolayout does this for you. Just set autolayout like this:



    Dash is constraint with your value



    - MenuTextField - Dotted line - Price -






    share|improve this answer























    • I am really sorry. My question seems to have been misplaced. I want the spacing between Menu Text Box and dotted lines to be constant.
      – randomizedLife
      Nov 11 at 9:40










    • Try edited answer
      – Robert Dresler
      Nov 11 at 9:46















    up vote
    1
    down vote



    accepted










    You don't need any of code you wrote, autolayout does this for you. Just set autolayout like this:



    Dash is constraint with your value



    - MenuTextField - Dotted line - Price -






    share|improve this answer























    • I am really sorry. My question seems to have been misplaced. I want the spacing between Menu Text Box and dotted lines to be constant.
      – randomizedLife
      Nov 11 at 9:40










    • Try edited answer
      – Robert Dresler
      Nov 11 at 9:46













    up vote
    1
    down vote



    accepted







    up vote
    1
    down vote



    accepted






    You don't need any of code you wrote, autolayout does this for you. Just set autolayout like this:



    Dash is constraint with your value



    - MenuTextField - Dotted line - Price -






    share|improve this answer














    You don't need any of code you wrote, autolayout does this for you. Just set autolayout like this:



    Dash is constraint with your value



    - MenuTextField - Dotted line - Price -







    share|improve this answer














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    • I am really sorry. My question seems to have been misplaced. I want the spacing between Menu Text Box and dotted lines to be constant.
      – randomizedLife
      Nov 11 at 9:40










    • Try edited answer
      – Robert Dresler
      Nov 11 at 9:46


















    • I am really sorry. My question seems to have been misplaced. I want the spacing between Menu Text Box and dotted lines to be constant.
      – randomizedLife
      Nov 11 at 9:40










    • Try edited answer
      – Robert Dresler
      Nov 11 at 9:46
















    I am really sorry. My question seems to have been misplaced. I want the spacing between Menu Text Box and dotted lines to be constant.
    – randomizedLife
    Nov 11 at 9:40




    I am really sorry. My question seems to have been misplaced. I want the spacing between Menu Text Box and dotted lines to be constant.
    – randomizedLife
    Nov 11 at 9:40












    Try edited answer
    – Robert Dresler
    Nov 11 at 9:46




    Try edited answer
    – Robert Dresler
    Nov 11 at 9:46












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    I have solved my problem. First, I added the width dimension Constraints of the Menu Text Box and imported it into the IBOutlet variable.



    @IBOutlet weak var menuWidth: NSLayoutConstraint!


    And I changed the value of the variable according to the text length.



    menuWidth.constant = getWidth(text: menuField.text!)


    This method is not yet fully functional. But it works the way I want.



    Also thanks to Robert Dresler who answered me :) Thanks!






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      I have solved my problem. First, I added the width dimension Constraints of the Menu Text Box and imported it into the IBOutlet variable.



      @IBOutlet weak var menuWidth: NSLayoutConstraint!


      And I changed the value of the variable according to the text length.



      menuWidth.constant = getWidth(text: menuField.text!)


      This method is not yet fully functional. But it works the way I want.



      Also thanks to Robert Dresler who answered me :) Thanks!






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        I have solved my problem. First, I added the width dimension Constraints of the Menu Text Box and imported it into the IBOutlet variable.



        @IBOutlet weak var menuWidth: NSLayoutConstraint!


        And I changed the value of the variable according to the text length.



        menuWidth.constant = getWidth(text: menuField.text!)


        This method is not yet fully functional. But it works the way I want.



        Also thanks to Robert Dresler who answered me :) Thanks!






        share|improve this answer












        I have solved my problem. First, I added the width dimension Constraints of the Menu Text Box and imported it into the IBOutlet variable.



        @IBOutlet weak var menuWidth: NSLayoutConstraint!


        And I changed the value of the variable according to the text length.



        menuWidth.constant = getWidth(text: menuField.text!)


        This method is not yet fully functional. But it works the way I want.



        Also thanks to Robert Dresler who answered me :) Thanks!







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