Access uitextFields text from a custom UITableViewCell

Question

I'm trying to get text from a UItextField thats in a custom cell. I tried creating a protocol

@class customCellClass
@protocol CustomCellDelegate 

-(void)passText:(CustomCell *)customCell withText:(NSString *)text;
@end

...
@interface
@property (nonatomic, weak) id<CustomCellDelegate> delegate;
@end


@interface MainCV<CustomCellDelegate>
@end

@implementation MainVC 
@end

- (void)viewDidLoad {
CustomCell *cell = ... allocation and initialization
cell.delegate = self;
}

-(void)passText:(CustomCell *)customCell withText:(NSString *)text
{

}

- (void)viewDidLoad {
CustomCell *cell = [[customCellClass alloc] init];
cell.delegate = self;
}

In another method I want to do like this:

[self.delegate passText:self withText:self.myTextField.text];

But it doesn't let me do the last thing: [self.delegate passText....

Can someone please explain why it didn't work, and help me figure out a working way to get the textFields text.

It is simple, just do what you like when textFieldDidChange. — gabbler, Mar 13 '15 at 03:32
I have multiple textFields. How do I differentiate 1 from the other? — , Mar 13 '15 at 03:33
Do you mean like this: `customCellClass *cell = (customCellClass*)textField.superview.superview.superview;` — , Mar 13 '15 at 03:40

Zigii Wong · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-13T03:52:21.810

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CustomCell *cell = [self.tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:[NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:0 inSection:0]];

Then you can access the textField.text from cell.

edited Mar 13 '15 at 03:52

answered Mar 13 '15 at 03:35

Zigii Wong

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I'm not using `didSelectRow...` – Mar 13 '15 at 03:36
did `textfield` embed in the cell? – Zigii Wong Mar 13 '15 at 03:37
Yes, `textField is linked – Mar 13 '15 at 03:39
so why don't you use `cell.myTextField` to access the value? – Zigii Wong Mar 13 '15 at 03:41
How can I get `cell`? (I need it outside `cellForRow...` – Mar 13 '15 at 03:42
`CustomCell *cell = [self.tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:[NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:0 inSection:0]];` This is section 0 row 0. – Zigii Wong Mar 13 '15 at 03:45
I don't think it's right to create a new cell to access data from it. – Mar 13 '15 at 03:49
It is not creating a new cell. It is accessing the cell you **had created** in your tableView. They are different. – Zigii Wong Mar 13 '15 at 03:50

Access uitextFields text from a custom UITableViewCell

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