MDCTextInputControllerFilled - Placeholder text is missing and cursor is placed beyond textfield's width

[sonalikal]

I am using MDCTextInputControllerFilled.

The placeholder text is missing for the textfield's : textField.placeholderText = "Text"

Also the cursor falls way outside the bounds of the textfield:

• OS: iOS 13
• Xcode 11

This works perfectly well on Xcode 10.2. This issue shows up only when using Xcode 11

[material-automation[bot]]

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[andrewoverton]

Hello @sonalikal, the attached image looks like an underlined text field. Have you tried using the newer and better-supported MDCUnderlinedTextField to accomplish this? The bug you are describing does not exist in MDCUnderlinedTextField.

[sonalikal]

Hello @sonalikal, the attached image looks like an underlined text field. Have you tried using the newer and better-supported MDCUnderlinedTextField to accomplish this? The bug you are describing does not exist in MDCUnderlinedTextField.

Hi @andrewoverton. I tried looking up in the documentation about the TextField you mentioned, does it lie under the 'MaterialComponents/TextFields' pod because I'm unable to locate it. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong direction. Would appreciate your help.

[andrewoverton]

Hi @sonalikal, sorry, it's a bit confusing. To use MDCUnderlinedTextField add TextControls+UnderlinedTextFields and/or TextControls+UnderlinedTextFieldsTheming to your Podfile. The TextFields component has our legacy text field implementation.

[sonalikal]

Hi @sonalikal, sorry, it's a bit confusing. To use MDCUnderlinedTextField add TextControls+UnderlinedTextFields and/or TextControls+UnderlinedTextFieldsTheming to your Podfile. The TextFields component has our legacy text field implementation.

Thanks for the clarification @andrewoverton. Is the floating placeholder property still applicable for this textfield. Sorry for the basic questions but I'm finding it a bit hard to transition from MDCTextInputControllerFilled to MDCUnderlinedTextField. Appreciate the help :)

[andrewoverton]

Hello @sonalikal,

The new text fields differentiate between the floating label and the placeholder. Where you would've previously done something like this, if I remember correctly:

textInputController.textInput.placeholder = @"floating label text";

Now do this:

underlinedTextField.label.text = @"floating label text";

You can still set the placeholder on the new ones, but it'll be more like setting placeholder on a UITextField.

Let me know if you have any other questions!