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

If you don't want to create @IBOutlet's could simply subclass (answer in Swift):

class PaddedTextField: UITextField {

  override func awakeFromNib() {
      super.awakeFromNib()

      let spacerView = UIView(frame:CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10))
      leftViewMode = .always
      leftView = spacerView
   }
}