UITextField text change event

Question

How can I detect any text changes in a textField? The delegate method shouldChangeCharactersInRange works for something, but it did not fulfill my need exactly.

Answer 1

Swift 4 Version

Using Key-Value Observing Notify objects about changes to the properties of other objects.

var textFieldObserver: NSKeyValueObservation?

textFieldObserver = yourTextField.observe(\.text, options: [.new, .old]) { [weak self] (object, changeValue) in
  guard let strongSelf = self else { return }
  print(changeValue)
}