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Hi. I am trying to make a very simple iPad app which has a text field that I want the user to be able to clear or erase by tapping a button. Is there a way to do this? Basically assign an action that clears all text and starts over? I hope that make sense. All help appreciated.
Set a string to "" (an empty string) and update the textfield with that string.
Thanks Frank,
I know very little coding and gotten the app to do what I need so farr by hunting and pecking and finding the parts I need. Can you give me a little more guidance? How do I set a string?
[[selftextField] setStringValue:@""];
Assuming that textField is the name of the TextField in your window. (At least this is for OS X, I'm assuming IOS should be the same for something like this).
If this still isn;t clear then with all due respect you need to start with something simpler. There are good tutorials on the Apple site which will walk you through your first IOS (or OS X) app and get you familiar with some of the basics of Objective-C and Xcode.
regards
Thank you for the help. No offense taken. I might be biting off more than I can chew and I appreciate the help.
You might want to have a look here Start Developing iOS Apps TodayIf you haven;t already.
good luck
regards
newbie xcode user- trying to clear text field with button
