iPhone: Best way for user to select options in a manner similar to a HTML select?

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I'm currently coding an iPhone app and i need to simulate a HTML select.

The app is a port of a web application which allows the user to select different units of measurement. For example, a user can select 'Millimetres' or 'Inches'. This is nice and simple in HTML as a select is perfect for the job, but how do i present this choice to the user of an iPhone app as there is no such thing as a select in UIKit?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 09 '11 at 20:25

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You're looking for the UIPickerView:

http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIPickerView_Class/Reference/UIPickerView.html#//apple_ref/occ/cl/UIPickerView

answered Jan 09 '11 at 20:25

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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The closest option (and the standard one used for such things) is a UIPickerView.

If you're after sample code, see the "Related sample code" section in the header of the above linked document.

In terms of presentation, you could use a UIActionSheet to present the UIPickerView - there's a good question/answer already for this at Add UIPickerView & a Button in Action sheet - How?

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answered Jan 09 '11 at 20:26

John Parker

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I'm guessing you present this in a modal window? If so what is usually the control which shows it? – Gary Willoughby Jan 09 '11 at 20:28
@Gary Willoughby I've updated my answer. You could use a UIActionSheet as the modal dialog. – John Parker Jan 09 '11 at 20:54

iPhone: Best way for user to select options in a manner similar to a HTML select?

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