Setting *** for password text field + handle clicked button

[mladjo]

Hi guys,
After a lot help from you I have managed to have main functionality of my login screen with desired layout.
Here is my login screen


Now, I only have few minor glitches.

1) I want to make password field show ***** instead of visible characters
2) Because my button is an image it doesn't change when pressed. Any ideas how to make press button visible to end user?

Again, thx a lot.
Mladen

[natanavra]

I'm sorry - I can't answer your question, but I have one of my own if you don't mind.
My question is: do you use a database? In order to load and save exsiting users in your app? if so can you refer me or teach me?
I am a true begginer and I want to learn, can you describe your current app - no source code, only if you want I mean.
~Thank you, sorry for being a bit ignorant.

[mladjo]

At first I did sqlite3 for my application. Later I realized that is a bit too robust, so I transferred to NSUserDefaults + Data serialization. I found great examples of that right here on this forum, just type in the search field these things, one at the time and you are ready to go

[natanavra]

Thank you my friend! you helped alot.

[ChriB]

1) Documentation > "UITextField" > UITextField Class Reference:

Conforms to
NSCoding
UITextInputTraits
NSCoding (UIView)
NSObject (NSObject)

"UITextInputTraits" > UITextInputTraits Protocol Reference:

secureTextEntry
Identifies whether the text object should hide the text being entered.

@property(nonatomic, getter=isSecureTextEntry) BOOL secureTextEntry
Discussion
This property is set to NO by default. Setting this property to YES creates a password-style text object, which hides the text being entered.

Availability
Available in iPhone OS 2.0 and later.
Related Sample Code
GenericKeychain
UICatalog
Declared In
UITextInputTraits.h

2)

myImageView.userInteractionEnabled = YES;
UIButton *button = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(<#CGFloat x#>, <#CGFloat y#>, <#CGFloat width#>, <#CGFloat height#>)];
[button setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"TheImage.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];

[mladjo]

I still haven't managed to make visible change when button is pressed. Here is my code. What is wrong?

CGRect contentRect = self.tableView.bounds;
		
		CGFloat boundsX = contentRect.origin.x;
		CGRect frame;
        
		frame = CGRectMake(boundsX + 50, 100, 220, 60);
		UIButton *signInButton = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:frame];
		[signInButton setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"button_signin.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
		[signInButton addTarget:self action:@selector(LoginAction) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
		
               self.tableView.tableFooterView.userInteractionEnabled = YES;
		self.tableView.tableFooterView = signInButton;

[SkylarEC]

To have the text field show asterisks, add this line when you create the text field (or wherever)
yourTextField.secureTextEntry = YES;


Changing the button image is as simple as assigning a different image for the pressed control state.

[signInButton setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"button_signin.png"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[signInButton setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"yourOtherButtonpng"] forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];

[iamsrihari]

Hi mladjo
Could you please help me in creating that email and password fields and getting their values.
I wrote http post with hardcoded values working great but, not able to do throw user enter login and password

Can you help me in this code.

[demowolf]

Can you tell us in this UIView , what element did you use ? I was trying to using that password login style ,but just can't find the right ui elements.

[farshadmb]

Originally Posted by mladjo

Hi guys,
After a lot help from you I have managed to have main functionality of my login screen with desired layout.
Here is my login screen


Now, I only have few minor glitches.

1) I want to make password field show ***** instead of visible characters
2) Because my button is an image it doesn't change when pressed. Any ideas how to make press button visible to end user?

Again, thx a lot.
Mladen

the UITextField has a property "secureText" if you make it true you character change to *******