Show Clear Button of UITextField even it is empty

Question

I have a UITextField for search in my Application.

When user taps on the Clear Button in the right of the Search Text Field I need to hide this textfield.

So, can I show the Clear Button then TextField is empty? I need to do it always to provide the ability hiding TextField.

Possible duplicate of [How to show Xbutton(clear button) always visible in uisearchbar](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18207893/how-to-show-xbuttonclear-button-always-visible-in-uisearchbar) — Stonz2, Oct 07 '15 at 14:08

l0gg3r · Answer 1 · 2015-10-07T14:07:04.000

Just create a Custom button and set it as rightView for your TextField

UIButton *cleanBtn = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
// Set clear image for your button
[cleanBtn setImage:img forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[cleanBtn addTarget:self action:@selector(cleanTextField:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

yourTextField.rightViewMode = UITextFieldViewModeAlways;
yourTextField.rightView = cleanBtn;

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 08 '15 at 08:41

I tried to fix this issue with creating a custom button and setting the rightView of my text field. It did not solve my problem. There is no button on the right view.

I have added UIButton in Interface Builder using Auto Layout and placed it on my text field. It works. It's strange solution but it works.

Show Clear Button of UITextField even it is empty

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