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I've used UITextfield inside Tableview's cell using the following code: 

- (UITextField *)textFieldWithDefaultsForCell:(int)cellIdentifier {
UITextField *textField = [[[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(180, 12, 135, 20)] autorelease];
textField.autocorrectionType = UITextAutocorrectionTypeNo;
textField.autocapitalizationType = UITextAutocapitalizationTypeNone;
textField.delegate = self;
textField.textColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:66.0/225.0 green:77.0/255.0 blue:103.0/255.0 alpha:1.0];
textField.returnKeyType = UIReturnKeyDone;
textField.tag = cellIdentifier;
textField.placeholder = @"Enter text";

textField.contentVerticalAlignment = UIControlContentVerticalAlignmentBottom;

textField.clearButtonMode = UITextFieldViewModeWhileEditing;

return textField;
}

and then, 

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
....
....
  switch (indexPath.row) {
    case EmailAddressCellIdentifier:
        cell.textLabel.text = @"Email Address";
        textField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress;
        textField.text = configurator.emailAddress;
        [emailAddressField release];
        emailAddressField = [textField retain];

        [cell.contentView addSubview:textField];
        break;


....
....

}

Now, please see the following image:

iPhone-screenshot

In the email box, I was typing abcdef-123456789... But the view is stuck. It doesn't move to right and I can't see the rest of the text (6789...). I can only see abcdef-12345

Can you please tell me, where is the error?

farhad rubel
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    What happens if you keep typing more text? Does it eventually start to scroll to the left? Most likely the right end of the text field is off the right end of the cell. Adjust the width and/or x origin. Also, your code will add text fields over and over as the cell is reused. Don't do that. – rmaddy Dec 07 '13 at 17:08
  • +1 @rmaddy for most concise suggestion I've ever heard: "Don't do that." – Chris Dec 07 '13 at 18:23

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Change the line:

UITextField *textField = [[[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(180, 12, 135, 20)] autorelease];

To:

UITextField *textField = [[[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(135, 12, 180, 20)] autorelease];

Your textfield's frame width (the third parameter in CGRectMake()) is too small to hold the text.

As an aside, if the form will not be dynamic, consider creating static cells in storyboard rather than dynamically populating the table. Typically, if you have a large switch statement in your cellForRowAtIndexPath: method, a static table is calling your name.

EDIT 1

You can also create the text field's frame setting the its x as a certain distance from the accompanying label via:

CGRectMake(label.bounds.size.width + paddingBetweenTextFieldAndLabel, 12, 135, 20)

We can even expand on this concept by setting the textfields height and width based on cell dimensions:

CGFloat textFieldX = label.bounds.size.width + paddingBetweenTextFieldAndLabel;
CGRectMake(textFieldX,
           label.frame.origin.y,
           cell.bounds.size.width - (textFieldX),
           cell.bounds.size.height)

If you pass the label of the textfield as a parameter in your method:

- (UITextField *)textFieldWithDefaultsForCell:(int)cellIdentifier

The above code should work.

EDIT 2

If you are worried about the text showing up on the right, set its alignment:

textField.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentRight;
Chris
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    Thank you so much for your answer. The following code worked for me (Edit 2): textField.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentRight; – farhad rubel Dec 09 '13 at 01:55