Switching between Text fields on pressing return key in Swift

Question

I\'m designing an iOS app and I want that when the return key is pressed in my iPhone it directs me to the next following text field.

I have found a couple of similar

Answer 1

An alternative method for purists who don't like using tags, and wants the UITextField delegate to be the cell to keep the components separated or uni-directional...

1. Create a new protocol to link the Cell's and the TableViewController.

   protocol CellResponder {
     func setNextResponder(_ fromCell: UITableViewCell)
   }
   

2. Add the protocol to your cell, where your TextField Delegate is also the cell (I do this in the Storyboard).

   class MyTableViewCell: UITableViewCell, UITextFieldDelegate {
     var responder: CellResponder?
   
     func textFieldShouldReturn(_ textField: UITextField) -> Bool {
       responder?.setNextResponder(self)
       return true
     }
   }
   

3. Make your TableViewController conform to the CellResponder protocol (i.e. class MyTableViewController: UITableViewController, CellResponder) and implement the method as you wish. I.e. if you have different cell types then you could do this, likewise you could pass in the IndexPath, use a tag, etc.. Don't forget to set cell.responder = self in cellForRow..

   func setNextResponder(_ fromCell: UITableViewCell) {
     if fromCell is MyTableViewCell, let nextCell = tableView.cellForRow(at: IndexPath(row: 1, section: 0)) as? MySecondTableViewCell {
   
       nextCell.aTextField?.becomeFirstResponder()
   
     } ....
   }