objective c - UILabel doesn't show inputView

Question

I would use a UILabel to allow users to select a date with UIDatePicker.

To do this, I created an UILabel subclass overwriting the inputView and the inputAccessoryView properties making them writable; I also implemented the -(BOOL) canBecomeFirstResponder and the -(BOOL) isUserInteractionEnabled methods returning YES for both. Then I assigned an instance of UIDatePIcker to the inputView property.

At this point my expectation is that when the label is tapped an UIDatePicker should appear, but nothing happens.

Any help?

This is the code:

YPInteractiveUILabel.h

@interface YPInteractiveUILabel : UILabel
    @property (readwrite) UIView *inputView;
    @property (readwrite) UIView *inputAccessoryView;

- (BOOL) canBecomeFirstResponder;
- (BOOL) isUserInteractionEnabled;
@end


YPInteractiveUILabel.h

#import "YPInteractiveUILabel.h"

@implementation YPInteractiveUILabel

- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder
{
    self = [super initWithCoder:aDecoder];

    if (self)
    {
        UIDatePicker *datePicker = [[UIDatePicker alloc] init];
        [self  setInputView:datePicker];
    }

    return self;
}

- (BOOL)isUserInteractionEnabled
{
    return YES;
}

- (BOOL)canBecomeFirstResponder
{
    return YES;
}

@end

Answer 1

UILabel + UIDatePicker -- Swift version with Done button.

import UIKit

class DatePickerLabel: UILabel {

    private let _inputView: UIView? = {
        let picker = UIDatePicker()
        return picker
    }()

    private let _inputAccessoryToolbar: UIToolbar = {
        let toolBar = UIToolbar()
        toolBar.barStyle = UIBarStyle.Default
        toolBar.translucent = true

        toolBar.sizeToFit()

        return toolBar
    }()

    override var inputView: UIView? {
        return _inputView
    }

    override var inputAccessoryView: UIView? {
        return _inputAccessoryToolbar
    }

    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
        super.init(coder: aDecoder)

        let doneButton = UIBarButtonItem(title: "Done", style: UIBarButtonItemStyle.Plain, target: self, action: #selector(doneClick))
        let spaceButton = UIBarButtonItem(barButtonSystemItem: UIBarButtonSystemItem.FlexibleSpace, target: nil, action: nil)

        _inputAccessoryToolbar.setItems([ spaceButton, doneButton], animated: false)

        let tapRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(launchPicker))
        self.addGestureRecognizer(tapRecognizer)
    }

    override func canBecomeFirstResponder() -> Bool {
        return true
    }

    @objc private func launchPicker() {
        becomeFirstResponder()
    }

    @objc private func doneClick() {
        resignFirstResponder()
    }

}