Max length UITextField

Question

When I\'ve tried How to you set the maximum number of characters that can be entered into a UITextField using swift?, I saw that if I use all 10 characters, I can\'t erase t

Answer 1

Add More detail from @Martin answer

// linked your button here
@IBAction func mobileTFChanged(sender: AnyObject) {
    checkMaxLength(sender as! UITextField, maxLength: 10)
}

// linked your button here
@IBAction func citizenTFChanged(sender: AnyObject) {
    checkMaxLength(sender as! UITextField, maxLength: 13)
}

func checkMaxLength(textField: UITextField!, maxLength: Int) {
    // swift 1.0
    //if (count(textField.text!) > maxLength) {
    //    textField.deleteBackward()
    //}
    // swift 2.0
    if (textField.text!.characters.count > maxLength) {
        textField.deleteBackward()
    }
}