How can i make a more rounded UITextField? Like the search field in Safari on iPad

Question

HI I\'m trying to get a UITextField to look like the google search field available in the safari app on iPad. The purpose of the field will be the same (a search box).

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Answer 1

You can set the Corner-Radius on any UIView-Subclass.

1. Add the QuartzCore.framework to your project
2. add #import in your UIViewController Subclass (where you have access to the UITextfield instance of your choice
3. within viewDidLoad / viewWillAppear (or any other place where your UITextfield is allready instantiated call [yourTextField.layer setCornerRadius:14.0f];
4. play around with the cornerRadius value until it looks good