Disable text field editing

Question

I want to start with the fact that this is my first project, and I try to find the answers myself before publishing here. I thought I found code for this. I have no errors, but when I run, the field is still editable. So, how can I turn off editing my field when the rule I set is correct?

if sport.count == 1 { enterSport.text = sport[0] as String //need to convert to a string enterSport.editing; false //do not allow editing } else { //do nothing } 

I predefined an array, so the if statement is true. Thank you for your help.

Answer 1

enterSport.userInteractionEnabled = false instead of editing .

editing is a read-only property indicating whether the field is currently being edited.

Answer 2

To summarize the answers and comments above:

editing is a readonly property. You cannot install it.

If it is a UITextView, it has an editable property that you can set to false.

If it is a UITextField, you need to use the enabled property or the userInteractionEnabled property. Any of them will prevent editing. Because the

Answer 3

With Swift 3, Apple changed the userInteractionEnabled property to isUserInteractionEnabled .

The code is as follows:

textfield.isUserInteractionEnabled = true