how to show UIDatePicker in iPad?

Question

I implemented the UIDatePicker in iPhone and it's working correctly.

The same code I tried with iPad but it is not showing me UIDatePicker.

I read somewhere that I need to show it with UIPopOverController and find this link but it is not showing the proper code.

I can't make a separate XIB for that. I have to implement it by code itself. Mine is IOS5.

I use the following code:

- (BOOL)textFieldShouldBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField
{
    if (textField.tag == 1)
    {
            [self showDatePickerIniPad];
      }
}
   -(void)showDatePickerIniPad
 {
     UIViewController *popoverContent = [[UIViewController alloc] init];
     UIView *popoverView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 480)];
     popoverView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
     datePicker.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 300);
     [popoverView addSubview:datePicker];
     popoverContent.view = popoverView;
     popoverContent.contentSizeForViewInPopover = CGSizeMake(320, 244);

     UIPopoverController *popoverController = [[UIPopoverController alloc] initWithContentViewController:popoverContent];
     [popoverController presentPopoverFromRect:CGRectZero inView:self.view permittedArrowDirections:UIPopoverArrowDirectionUp animated:YES];

     txt_FromDate.inputView = datePicker;
 }

Check my Answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/7343106/815179 – Narayana Rao Routhu Aug 28 '17 at 17:24 — Narayana Rao Routhu, Aug 28 '17 at 17:24

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 02 '13 at 07:25

If you want the popover to show when you click on the textfield you are doing in the right method, - (BOOL)textFieldShouldBeginEditing:(UITextField *)textField.The problem is this is a Delegate Method for the textField so you should include the UITextFieldDelegate in you interface in the .h file

@interface myViewController : UIViewController<UITextFieldDelegate>{

and set the delegate of you text field like this

self.yourTextField.delegate = self;

That should solve your problem.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:08

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Since your question is more on the lines of learning rather than a specific doubt or question, i am posting tutorial links. These 2 tutorials should solve your problem(s) -

UIPickerView Basics

UIDateView Components

UPDATE: Also check these highly relevant links from stackoverlfow itself -

UIDatePicker in UIActionSheet on iPad

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5830585/uidatepicker-inside-uiactionsheet-ipad

blank UIDatePicker on iPad in mode UIDatePickerModeDateAndTime

edited May 23 '17 at 10:08

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answered Dec 02 '11 at 09:48

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In your example UIDatePicker is put in XIB, I have to show it on UITextField click.I did code for iphone but picker not being shown in ipad – Heena Dec 02 '11 at 10:28
I used the code of 1st link. But I didn't get how can I set it show on textfield click.I used for iphone `txtbox.inputview=datePicker` but for UIPopViewController I wont be able to use that – Heena Dec 02 '11 at 10:44

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