Incorrect uialertiview

Question

I have code that shows a uialertview with a long message:

alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"looong text" message:@"text to loong" delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:@"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];
alert.alertViewStyle = UIAlertViewStylePlainTextInput;
UITextField *myTextField = [alert textFieldAtIndex:0];
myTextField.delegate = self;
[alert show];   
alert.frame = CGRectMake(
    alert.frame.origin.x,
    alert.frame.origin.y - 50,
    alert.frame.size.width, 
    300);

But I get:

this instead

The code you provided doesn't seem to line up with the screen shot. Also, please clarify the problem that you're having — Aaron, Feb 06 '14 at 14:55
Make the text more concise and don't set the frame explicitly. If what you want won't fit, create a custom view controller and present it... — Wain, Feb 06 '14 at 15:14

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 06 '14 at 14:49

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You should not mess with the UIAlertView it is even in the docs.

Subclassing Notes

The UIAlertView class is intended to be used as-is and does not support subclassing. The view hierarchy for this class is private and must not be modified.

Better option it to create your own view and display that.

answered Feb 06 '14 at 14:49

rckoenes

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I cannot see that UIAlertView is subclassed here, or the view hierarchy modified. What am I overlooking? – Martin R Feb 06 '14 at 15:00
You care changing the size and that will also not work. You can not change anything of design/presentation of the UIAlertView. – rckoenes Feb 06 '14 at 15:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 08 '14 at 14:19

I added this code to my class. And it work good for me

-(void)willPresentAlertView:(UIAlertView *)alertView {
    if(alertView.tag == ZIP_CODE_TAG){
    if ([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] floatValue] <7)
    {
        NSArray *subviewArray = [alertView subviews];
        UILabel *message = (UILabel *)[subviewArray objectAtIndex:2];
        message.lineBreakMode = UILineBreakModeWordWrap;
        message.numberOfLines = 0;
        [message setFrame:CGRectMake(10, 95, 260, 100)];

        UIButton *okbutton = (UIButton *)[subviewArray objectAtIndex:3];
        [okbutton setFrame:CGRectMake(10, 240, 260, 42)];

        UIButton *cancelbutton = (UIButton *)[subviewArray objectAtIndex:4];
        [cancelbutton setFrame:CGRectMake(10, 287, 260, 42)];

        UITextField *textfield = (UITextField *)[subviewArray objectAtIndex:5];
        [textfield setFrame:CGRectMake(10, 198, 260, 50)];

        UITextField *placeTF = (UITextField *)[subviewArray objectAtIndex:6];
        [placeTF setFrame:CGRectMake(15, 188, 256, 50)];
    }
}

}

Incorrect uialertiview

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