UITextViewDelegate methods not being called (UITextView within UITableViewCell)

Question

I must be doing something fundamentally wrong, my implementation methods for the UITextViewDelegate aren't firing. I have a UITextView that is a subview of a UITableCellView and the delegates aren't being called.

- (void)textViewDidBeginEditing:(UITextView *)textView {

    NSLog(@"textViewDidBeginEditing");
    // never called...
}

- (BOOL)textView:(UITextView *)textView shouldChangeTextInRange:(NSRange)range replacementText:(NSString *)text {

    NSLog(@"shouldChangeTextInRange");  
    // never called... 
}

Suggestions? I don't know whether it matters, but the protocol is explicitly named in my @interface declaration.

@interface DetailViewController () <UITextViewDelgate, ..., ....>

Thanks!

Do you actually set your view controller as the delegate of the text view? Something like `myTextView.delegate = myDetailViewController`... — albertamg, Sep 27 '12 at 17:30
I did NOT actually set my view controller as the delegate! THANK YOU! — ToddB, Sep 27 '12 at 18:37
@ToddB : Add following code in viewdidload [noteTxtView.delegate self]; — Pushkraj Lanjekar, Aug 23 '13 at 13:18

score 30 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 27 '12 at 20:24

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You should add the textViewObj.delegate = self or give delegate connection for that text view property in xib file, then it should work and fire all delegate methods of UITextView.

edited Sep 27 '12 at 20:24

Pugalmuni

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answered Sep 27 '12 at 18:30

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Amazing. I forgot to set the delegate. THANK YOU! – ToddB Sep 27 '12 at 18:36

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered May 19 '16 at 16:39

Couple of pointers on this based on my experience:

1) Check whether you are using a UITextField or a UITextView.

2) Based on the type of text field you are using add the following declaration to your interface declaration

@interface MyInterface : UIViewController<UITextFieldDelegate>
                      or
@interface MyInterface : UIViewController<UITextViewDelegate>

3)Register your controller as the delegate for your text field:

[myTextField setDelegate:self];

4)Override the desired method which being

 -(void)textFieldDidBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField
              or
 - (void)textViewDidBeginEditing:(UITextView *)textView;

in my case.

Man you saved my life!! I have been pulling my hair out trying to get this delegate to fire. Then I read your comment 1) above. It turns out that UITextField and UITextView look a lot alike when you have been chasing a bug for hours. — Scooter, May 31 '17 at 22:42

UITextViewDelegate methods not being called (UITextView within UITableViewCell)

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