Add UIPickerView & a Button in Action sheet - How?

Question

My application requires following things to be added in an action sheet.

• UIToolbar
• Button on UIToolbar
• UIPicker Control

I have included an image to understand my requirements.

Could you please explain, how this can be implemented?

Answer 1

One more solution:

• no toolbar but a segmented control (eyecandy)

  UIActionSheet *actionSheet = [[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:nil 
                                                      delegate:nil
                                                      cancelButtonTitle:nil
                                                      destructiveButtonTitle:nil
                                                      otherButtonTitles:nil];
  
  [actionSheet setActionSheetStyle:UIActionSheetStyleBlackTranslucent];
  
  CGRect pickerFrame = CGRectMake(0, 40, 0, 0);
  
  UIPickerView *pickerView = [[UIPickerView alloc] initWithFrame:pickerFrame];
  pickerView.showsSelectionIndicator = YES;
  pickerView.dataSource = self;
  pickerView.delegate = self;
  
  [actionSheet addSubview:pickerView];
  [pickerView release];
  
  UISegmentedControl *closeButton = [[UISegmentedControl alloc] initWithItems:[NSArray arrayWithObject:@"Close"]];
  closeButton.momentary = YES; 
  closeButton.frame = CGRectMake(260, 7.0f, 50.0f, 30.0f);
  closeButton.segmentedControlStyle = UISegmentedControlStyleBar;
  closeButton.tintColor = [UIColor blackColor];
  [closeButton addTarget:self action:@selector(dismissActionSheet:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];
  [actionSheet addSubview:closeButton];
  [closeButton release];
  
  [actionSheet showInView:[[UIApplication sharedApplication] keyWindow]];
  
  [actionSheet setBounds:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 485)];
  

Answer 2

Marcio's excellent solution to this question was of great help to me in adding subviews of any kind to a UIActionSheet.

For reasons that are not (yet) entirely clear to me, the bounds of the UIActionSheet can only be set after it has been displayed; both sagar's and marcio's solutions successfully address this with a setBounds:CGRectMake(...) message being sent to the actionsheet after it is shown.

However, setting the UIActionSheet bounds after the sheet has been displayed creates a jumpy transition when the ActionSheet appeaars, where it "pops" into view, and then only scrolls in over the final 40 pixels or so.

When sizing a UIPickerView after adding subviews, I recommend wrapping the setBounds message sent to the actionSheet inside an animation block. This will make the entrance of the actionSheet appear smoother.

UIActionSheet *actionSheet = [[[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:nil delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:nil destructiveButtonTitle:nil otherButtonTitles:nil];


// add one or more subviews to the UIActionSheet
// this could be a UIPickerView, or UISegmentedControl buttons, or any other 
// UIView.  Here, let's just assume it's already set up and is called 
// (UIView *)mySubView
[actionSheet addSubview:myView];

// show the actionSheet
[actionSheet showInView:[UIApplication mainWindow]];


// Size the actionSheet with smooth animation
    [UIView beginAnimations:nil context:nil];
    [actionSheet setBounds:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 485)];
    [UIView commitAnimations]; 

Answer 3

I liked the approach taken by Wayfarer and flexaddicted, but found (like aZtral) that it did not work as the backgroundTapButton was the only element that was responding to user interaction. This led me to put all three of his subviews: _picker, _pickerToolbar and backgroundTapButton inside a containing view (popup) which was then animated on and off the screen. I also needed a Cancel button on the _pickerToolbar. Here are the relevant code elements for the popup view (you need to supply your own picker data source and delegate methods).

#define DURATION            0.4
#define PICKERHEIGHT        162.0
#define TOOLBARHEIGHT       44.0

@interface ViewController ()
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIView        *popup;
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIPickerView  *picker;
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIToolbar     *pickerToolbar;
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIButton      *backgroundTapButton;
@end

-(void)viewDidLoad {
    // These are ivars for convenience
    rect = self.view.bounds;
    topNavHeight = self.navigationController.navigationBar.frame.size.height;
    bottomNavHeight = self.navigationController.toolbar.frame.size.height;
    navHeights = topNavHeight + bottomNavHeight;
}

-(void)showPickerView:(id)sender {
    [self createPicker];
    [self createToolbar];

    // create view container
    _popup = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0, topNavHeight, rect.size.width, rect.size.height - navHeights)];
    // Initially put the centre off the bottom of the screen
    _popup.center = CGPointMake(rect.size.width / 2.0, rect.size.height + _popup.frame.size.height / 2.0);
    [_popup addSubview:_picker];
    [_popup insertSubview:_pickerToolbar aboveSubview:_picker];

    // Animate it moving up
    // This seems to work though I am not sure why I need to take off the topNavHeight
    CGFloat vertCentre = (_popup.frame.size.height - topNavHeight) / 2.0;

    [UIView animateWithDuration:DURATION animations:^{
        // move it to a new point in the middle of the screen
        [_popup setCenter:CGPointMake(rect.size.width / 2.0, vertCentre)];
    } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
        // When done, place an invisible 'button' on the view behind the picker,
        // so if the user "taps to dismiss" the picker, it will go away
        self.backgroundTapButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
        _backgroundTapButton.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, _popup.frame.size.width, _popup.frame.size.height);
        [_backgroundTapButton addTarget:self action:@selector(doneAction:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
        [_popup insertSubview:_backgroundTapButton belowSubview:_picker];
        [self.view addSubview:_popup];
    }];
}

-(void)createPicker {
    // To use the default UIPickerView frame of 216px set frame to CGRectZero, but we want the 162px height one
    CGFloat     pickerStartY = rect.size.height - navHeights - PICKERHEIGHT;
    self.picker = [[UIPickerView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0, pickerStartY, rect.size.width, PICKERHEIGHT)];
    _picker.dataSource = self;
    _picker.delegate = self;
    _picker.showsSelectionIndicator = YES;
    // Otherwise you can see the view underneath the picker
    _picker.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
    _picker.alpha = 1.0f;
}

-(void)createToolbar {
    CGFloat     toolbarStartY = rect.size.height - navHeights - PICKERHEIGHT - TOOLBARHEIGHT;
    _pickerToolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, toolbarStartY, rect.size.width, TOOLBARHEIGHT)];
    [_pickerToolbar sizeToFit];

    NSMutableArray *barItems = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
    UIBarButtonItem *cancelButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemCancel target:self action:@selector(cancelAction:)];
    [barItems addObject:cancelButton];

    // Flexible space to make the done button go on the right
    UIBarButtonItem *flexSpace = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFlexibleSpace target:self action:nil];
    [barItems addObject:flexSpace];

    // The done button
    UIBarButtonItem *doneButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemDone target:self action:@selector(doneAction:)];
    [barItems addObject:doneButton];
    [_pickerToolbar setItems:barItems animated:YES];
}

// The method to process the picker, if we have hit done button
- (void)doneAction:(id)sender {
    [UIView animateWithDuration:DURATION animations:^{
        _popup.center = CGPointMake(rect.size.width / 2.0, rect.size.height + _popup.frame.size.height / 2.0);
    } completion:^(BOOL finished) { [self destroyPopup]; }];
    // Do something to process the returned value from your picker
}

// The method to process the picker, if we have hit cancel button
- (void)cancelAction:(id)sender {
    [UIView animateWithDuration:DURATION animations:^{
        _popup.center = CGPointMake(rect.size.width / 2.0, rect.size.height + _popup.frame.size.height / 2.0);
    } completion:^(BOOL finished) { [self destroyPopup]; }];
}

-(void)destroyPopup {
    [_picker removeFromSuperview];
    self.picker = nil;
    [_pickerToolbar removeFromSuperview];
    self.pickerToolbar = nil;
    [self.backgroundTapButton removeFromSuperview];
    self.backgroundTapButton = nil;
    [_popup removeFromSuperview];
    self.popup = nil;
}

Answer 4

Even though this question is old, I'll quickly mention that I've thrown together an ActionSheetPicker class with a convenience function, so you can spawn an ActionSheet with a UIPickerView in one line. It's based on code from answers to this question.

Edit: It now also supports the use of a DatePicker and DistancePicker.

---

UPD:

This version is deprecated: use ActionSheetPicker-3.0 instead.

Answer 5

I think this is best way to do it.

ActionSheetPicker-3.0

Its pretty much what everyone suggest, but uses blocks, which is a nice touch!

Answer 6

Yep ! I finally Find it.

implement following code on your button click event, to pop up action sheet as given in the image of question.

UIActionSheet *aac = [[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:@"How many?"
                                             delegate:self
                                    cancelButtonTitle:nil
                               destructiveButtonTitle:nil
                                    otherButtonTitles:nil];

UIDatePicker *theDatePicker = [[UIDatePicker alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0, 44.0, 0.0, 0.0)];
if(IsDateSelected==YES)
{
    theDatePicker.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerModeDate;
    theDatePicker.maximumDate=[NSDate date];
}else {
    theDatePicker.datePickerMode = UIDatePickerModeTime;
}

self.dtpicker = theDatePicker;
[theDatePicker release];
[dtpicker addTarget:self action:@selector(dateChanged) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];

pickerDateToolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 44)];
pickerDateToolbar.barStyle = UIBarStyleBlackOpaque;
[pickerDateToolbar sizeToFit];

NSMutableArray *barItems = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];

UIBarButtonItem *flexSpace = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFlexibleSpace target:self action:nil];
[barItems addObject:flexSpace];

UIBarButtonItem *doneBtn = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemDone target:self action:@selector(DatePickerDoneClick)];
[barItems addObject:doneBtn];

[pickerDateToolbar setItems:barItems animated:YES];

[aac addSubview:pickerDateToolbar];
[aac addSubview:dtpicker];
[aac showInView:self.view];
[aac setBounds:CGRectMake(0,0,320, 464)];