SwiftPopTipView

The representation of CMPopTipView in Swift

An iOS UIView subclass that displays a rounded rect "bubble", containing a text message, pointing at a specified button or view.

A SwiftPopTipView will automatically position itself within the view so that it is pointing at the specified button or view, positioning the "pointer" as necessary.

A SwiftPopTipView can be pointed at any UIView within the containing view. It can also be pointed at a UIBarButtonItem within either a UINavigationBar or a UIToolbar and it will automatically position itself to point at the target.

The background and text colors can be customised if the defaults are not suitable.

Two animation options are available for when a SwiftPopTipView is presented: "slide" and "pop".

A SwiftPopTipView can be dismissed by the user tapping on it. It can also be dismissed programatically.

SwiftPopTipView is rendered entirely by Core Graphics.

The source includes a universal (iPhone/iPad) demo app.

URLs

• https://github.com/chrismiles/CMPopTipView
• http://mihaelisaev.com

Requirements

• iOS 8.1+
• Xcode 8+

Usage

Example 1 - point at a UIBarButtonItem in a nav bar::

  // Present a SwiftPopTipView pointing at a UIBarButtonItem in the nav bar
let navBarLeftButtonPopTipView = SwiftPopTipView(message: "A message")
navBarLeftButtonPopTipView.presentPointingAtBarButtonItem(navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem!, animated: true)
  
  // Dismiss a SwiftPopTipView
  navBarLeftButtonPopTipView.dismissAnimated(true)
  

Example 2 - pointing at a UIButton, with custom color scheme::

class ViewController: UIViewController, SwiftPopTipViewDelegate {
    var roundRectButtonPopTipView: SwiftPopTipView?

    @IBAction func buttonAction(_ sender: UIButton) {
        // Toggle popTipView when a standard UIButton is pressed
        if let _ = roundRectButtonPopTipView {
            // Dismiss
            roundRectButtonPopTipView?.dismissAnimated(true)
            roundRectButtonPopTipView = nil
        } else {
            roundRectButtonPopTipView = SwiftPopTipView(message: "My message")
            roundRectButtonPopTipView?.delegate = self
            roundRectButtonPopTipView?.popColor = UIColor.lightGray
            roundRectButtonPopTipView?.textColor = UIColor.darkText

            roundRectButtonPopTipView?.presentPointingAtView(sender as! UIView, containerView: view, animated: true)
        }
    }

    //MARK: - SwiftPopTipViewDelegate methods
    func popTipViewWasDismissedByUser(popTipView: SwiftPopTipView) {
        // User can tap SwiftPopTipView to dismiss it
        roundRectButtonPopTipView = nil
    }
}

Support

SwiftPopTipView is provided open source with no warranty and no guarantee of support. However, best effort is made to address issues raised on Github https://github.com/MihaelIsaev/SwiftPopTipView/issues

If you would like assistance with integrating SwiftPopTipView or modifying it for your needs, contact the author [email protected] for consulting opportunities.

License

SwiftPopTipView is Copyright (c) 2014 MihaelIsaev (mihaelisaev.com) and released open source under a MIT license:

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