JVFloatLabeledTextField

Textfield

October 19, 2023

JVFloatLabeledTextField is the first implementation of a UX pattern that has come to be known the “Float Label Pattern”.

Due to space constraints on mobile devices, it is common to rely solely on placeholders as a means to label fields. This presents a UX problem, in that, once the user begins to fill out a form, no labels are present.

This UI component library, which includes both a UITextField and UITextView subclass, aims to improve the user experience by having placeholders transition into floating labels that hover above the fields after they are populated with text.

Credits for the concept to Matt D. Smith (@mds), and his original design:

The component is officially supported for iOS 9 and greater.

Getting started via CocoaPods


                                              
                                                sudo gem install cocoapods

Create a Podfile in your project directory:


                                              
                                                pod init

Add the following to your Podfile project’s target:


                                              
                                                pod ‘JVFloatLabeledTextField’

Then run CocoaPods with pod install.

Finally, include JVFloatLabeledTextField.h and JVFloatLabeledTextView.h in your project.

Getting started via Carthage


                                              
                                                brew update

brew install carthage

Create a Cartfile in your project directory that contains:


                                              
                                                github “jverdi/JVFloatLabeledTextField”

Then run carthage with carthage update and add JVFloatLabeledText.framework to your project from the Carthage/Build/iOS directory.

Finally, include JVFloatLabeledText.h in your project:


                                              
                                                #import <JVFloatLabeledText/JVFloatLabeledText.h>

Getting started via SPM (Xcode 11+)

Click File -> Swift Packages -> Add Package Dependency, enter JVFloatLabeledText repo’s URL.

After select the package, you can choose the dependency type (tagged version, branch or commit). Then Xcode will setup all the stuff for you.

If you’re a framework author and use JVFloatLabeledTextField as a dependency, update your Package.swift file:


                                              
                                                let package = Package(

dependencies: [

.package(url: “https://github.com/jverdi/JVFloatLabeledTextField”, from: “1.2.2”)

],

)

Additional References

How the Float Label Pattern Started – Matt D. Smith
Float Label Pattern – Brad Frost
Material Design – Floating Labels – Google

GitHub

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