Indent the text in a UITextField

Question

My question is as simple as the title, but here\'s a little more:

I have a UITextField, on which I\'ve set the background image. The problem is that the text hugs so

Answer 1

Sometimes the leftView of the textField is a Apple's magnifying glass image. If so, you can set an indent like this:

    UIView *leftView = textField.leftView;
    if (leftView && [leftView isKindOfClass:[UIImageView class]]) {
        leftView.contentMode = UIViewContentModeCenter;
        leftView.width = 20.0f;  //the space you want indented.
    }