uitextfield not display leftview

 uitextfield not display leftview 


UITextField * fromField = [[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame: CGRectMake (43,8,215,30)]; 
fromField.delegate = self; 
fromField.backgroundColor = [[UIColor alloc] initWithPatternImage: [UIImage imageNamed: @ "input_field.png"]]; 
fromField.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentLeft; 
fromField.clearButtonMode = UITextFieldViewModeWhileEditing; 
fromField.returnKeyType = UIReturnKeyGo; 
fromField.placeholder = @ "Enter the starting point"; 
fromField.tag = indexPath.row; 
fromField.font = [UIFont fontWithName: @ "Arial" size: 12.0]; 
fromField.contentVerticalAlignment = UIControlContentVerticalAlignmentCenter; 


UILabel * lbl = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame: CGRectMake (0, 0, 45, 21)]; 
lbl.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor]; 
lbl.textColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor]; 
lbl.text = @ "Start:"; 

UIButton * btnLeftImg = [UIButton buttonWithType: UIButtonTypeCustom]; 
[BtnLeftImg setBackgroundImage: [UIImage imageNamed: @ "hint_start_point.png"] forState: UIControlStateNormal]; 
btnLeftImg.frame = CGRectMake (0, 0, 9,9); 
fromField.leftView = lbl; 

Reply:
Do not understand it?

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Try adding this:
fromField.leftViewMode = UITextFieldViewModeAlways;
Reply:
What kind of effect?

LZ help top up
Reply:
Is not to be blocking the view?
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2nd Floor positive solutions