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user1756687
user1756687

Reputation: 55

How to set buttons position?

I'm working on an iPad application. On the main screen there are 6 buttons which was created in IB. I'd like to arrange them dynamically from code, but I can't. Already tried setting the frame/center of the objects, but they didn't move.

I have an array which holds the button outlets, and arrange them in a for loop. Is there any suggestion?

thanks!

edit:

Here's some code(not the whole, but the rest is irrelevant now), how I loop through the buttons. Button outlets already set properly. The title of the buttons changes properly, also I can hide/show the buttons, but not the position.

If I'll just try some dummy code like: tempBtn.frame = CGRectMake(100.0, 200.0, 60.0, 40.0); nothing changes(but I suspect all the 6 buttons should be at the same position)

// I have this array, which contains the button outlets

tAddBtnArray = [NSArray ArrayWithObjects:tAddBtn1,tAddBtn2,tAddBtn3,tAddBtn4,tAddBtn5,tAddBtn6, nil];

//I loop through the array, set button title, and trying to change the y position
 for(int i=0;i<6;i++){
        UIButton *tempBtn = [tAddBtnArray objectAtIndex:i];
        [tempField setText:@"Set some title"];
  }

Upvotes: 3

Views: 4736

Answers (2)

hukir
hukir

Reputation: 1743

I bet I know what it is. Do you have autolayout enabled on the xib file? If so, the frame is being set, and then the constraints are being evaluated, which move the buttons back to where they were assigned.

You have two options:

  1. Turn off autolayout, so that you can manage the frames yourself.
  2. Leave autolayout on, but update the constraints as well as the frame.

I would suggest turning autolayout off, but I'm just not particularly fond of it, so it is just a preference.

Upvotes: 2

Aitul
Aitul

Reputation: 2992

You can add uibbutons programatically in this way:

    UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
[button addTarget:self 
           action:@selector(yourMethod:)
 forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchDown];
[button setTitle:@"Jesus Gil y Gil" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
button.frame = CGRectMake(100.0, 200.0, 60.0, 40.0);
[view addSubview:button];

Upvotes: 4

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