Popup datepicker when user presses a button

Question

im a beginner in ios, pls help me how to show a popup calendar when user press a button. I already have my button below

UIButton *button=[UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
button.frame= CGRectMake(60, 560, 150, 30);
[button setTitle:@"Select Date" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[button addTarget:self action:@selector(buttonAction) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

You can give this a whirl. https://github.com/square/objc-TimesSquare — random, Apr 04 '13 at 03:11
.one more question if i may.,, what property do i need to set if i want this pop up to be modal,, so behind buttons wont be clickable??... — Godric, Apr 04 '13 at 08:18

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '13 at 06:26

15

In .h file

 UIDatePicker *datepicker;
 UIPopoverController *popOverForDatePicker;

Please set the Delegate in .h file UIPopoverControllerDelegate

In .m File

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    UIButton *button=[UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
    button.frame= CGRectMake(60, 560, 150, 30);
    [button setTitle:@"Select Date" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    [button setBackgroundColor:[UIColor redColor]];
    [button addTarget:self action:@selector(buttonAction:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
    [self.view addSubview:button];
}
- (void)buttonAction:(UIButton *)sender
{
    UIViewController *viewController = [[UIViewController alloc]init];
    UIView *viewForDatePicker = [[UIView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 200, 100)];

    datepicker = [[UIDatePicker alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 200, 100)];
    datepicker.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerModeDate;
    datepicker.hidden = NO;
    datepicker.date = [NSDate date];
    [datepicker addTarget:self action:@selector(LabelChange:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];

    [viewForDatePicker addSubview:datepicker];
    [viewController.view addSubview:viewForDatePicker];

    popOverForDatePicker = [[UIPopoverController alloc]initWithContentViewController:viewController];
    popOverForDatePicker.delegate = self;
    [popOverForDatePicker setPopoverContentSize:CGSizeMake(200, 100) animated:NO];
    [popOverForDatePicker presentPopoverFromRect:sender.frame inView:self.view  permittedArrowDirections:(UIPopoverArrowDirectionUp|UIPopoverArrowDirectionDown| UIPopoverArrowDirectionLeft|UIPopoverArrowDirectionRight) animated:YES];
}
-(void)LabelChange:(id)sender
{
    NSDateFormatter *df = [[NSDateFormatter alloc]init];
    df.dateStyle = NSDateFormatterMediumStyle;
    NSLog(@"%@",[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",[df stringFromDate:datepicker.date]]);
}

answered Apr 04 '13 at 06:26

Manu

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Just paste this and let me know – Manu Apr 04 '13 at 06:29
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it works men...one more question if i may.,, what property do i need to set if i want this pop up to be modal,, so behind buttons wont be clickable??..@Manohar – Godric Apr 04 '13 at 08:52
Couldn't get you.. Come again... Modal means ?? – Manu Apr 04 '13 at 09:00
so that the buttons in the behind uiview wont be clickable when the datepicker pops up... – Godric Apr 04 '13 at 09:10
if (popOverForDatePicker.popoverVisible) { NSLog(@"Visible"); } else { NSLog(@"Not Visible"); } – Manu Apr 04 '13 at 11:42
Instead of NSLog just disable your buttons and enable your buttons in the condition – Manu Apr 04 '13 at 11:43
Hello. got the solution dear ?? @user2234264 – Manu Apr 08 '13 at 04:59
yeah,, i used presentViewController... – Godric Apr 08 '13 at 05:51
UIPopoverController is made only for iPad. This code works for iPad but throws exception for iPhone – Tore Rudberg Oct 01 '14 at 14:22
This is only valid for iPads – ChaturaM Oct 20 '14 at 02:10
popOverForDatePicker presentPopoverFromRect:sender.frame not found on object of type – zramled Jul 08 '15 at 04:01

Popup datepicker when user presses a button

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