How do I validate TextFields in an UIAlertController?

Question

Can anyone tell me how to validate UITextFields inside of a UIAlertController?

I need it to prevent the user from clicking \"Save\" unless

Answer 1

Most elegant way is to use

NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: NSNotification.Name.UITextFieldTextDidChange...

Swift 3.0 example

let alert = UIAlertController(title: nil, message: nil, preferredStyle: .alert)
    alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .cancel, handler: nil))
    let saveAction = UIAlertAction(title:"Save", style: .destructive, handler: { (action) -> Void in

    })
    alert.addAction(saveAction)
    alert.addTextField(configurationHandler: { (textField) in
        textField.placeholder = "Enter something"
        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: NSNotification.Name.UITextFieldTextDidChange, object: textField, queue: OperationQueue.main) { (notification) in
            saveAction.isEnabled = textField.text!.length > 0
        }
    })
    present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)