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import UIKit | |
extension UITextField { | |
/// Add a trailing placeholder label that tracks the text as it changes | |
func addTrailingPlaceholder(_ placeholder: String) { | |
let label = UILabel() | |
label.text = placeholder | |
label.alpha = 0.3 | |
label.isHidden = true | |
let container = UIView() | |
container.clipsToBounds = true | |
container.addSubview(label) | |
addSubview(container) | |
addAction(UIAction { [weak self] _ in | |
guard let self = self else { | |
return | |
} | |
label.font = self.font | |
container.frame = self.textRect(forBounds: self.bounds) | |
label.frame = container.bounds | |
if self.window?.screen.scale == 3 { | |
// Fix for slight baseline misalignment on @3x displays | |
container.frame.origin.y -= 0.333 | |
} | |
let size = (self.text ?? "").size(withAttributes: self.defaultTextAttributes) | |
label.frame.origin.x = size.width | |
label.isHidden = !self.hasText | |
}, for: .editingChanged) | |
} | |
} |
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