How can we change the semantic to LTR of a tableview cell when the whole screen is set as RTL?

Question

The screen is in the Arabic language and it's semantic is set right to left. The whole screen consists of a table view with customs cells. I need to change the semantics of one of the cells in the table view to left to right. The cell has two text fields side by side

I have tried cell.countryCodeField.semanticContentAttribute = .forceLeftToRight which is not working

my custom cell

class EditmobileNumberCell: UITableViewCell {

    @IBOutlet weak var mobileNumberField: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var countryCodeField: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var hintLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var mobileNoPlaceHolder: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var backView: UIView!

    override func awakeFromNib() {
        super.awakeFromNib()
        // Initialization code
            countryCodeField.addRightImage(image: #imageLiteral(resourceName: "icMobileDropdown"), contMode: .bottom)

        mobileNumberField.textAlignment = .left
        countryCodeField.textAlignment = .left
        hintLabel.textAlignment = .left
        mobileNoPlaceHolder.textAlignment = .left
        mobileNumberField.semanticContentAttribute = .forceLeftToRight
        countryCodeField.semanticContentAttribute = .forceLeftToRight
        hintLabel.semanticContentAttribute = .forceLeftToRight
        mobileNoPlaceHolder.semanticContentAttribute = .forceLeftToRight
    }

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

just take view in cell and all controllers place in side the view and make view semanticContentAttribute to forceLeftToRight — Sagar Bhut, Sep 03 '19 at 11:06

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 04 '19 at 11:05

Create a view inside the cell and add all the controllers inside it and then use view semanticContentAttribute to forceLeftToRight, in the above case write inside awakeFromNib() -

backView.semanticContentAttribute = .forceLeftToRight

This worked for me

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 03 '19 at 16:00

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You need to change semanticContentAttribute for the tableView, changing the cell semanticContentAttribute won't do any change.

tableView.semanticContentAttribute = .forceLeftToRight

That should get the job done.

answered Sep 03 '19 at 16:00

AaoIi

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 03 '19 at 15:08

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Try cell.contentView.semanticContentAttribute = .forceLeftToRight

answered Sep 03 '19 at 15:08

J. Doe

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score -1 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 22 '20 at 11:25

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Just uncheck your 'Respect language direction' from your leading/trailing constraints in storyboard. then your semantic thing will work for that specific cell:

edited Jul 22 '20 at 11:25

Brian Tompsett - 汤莱恩

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answered Jul 22 '20 at 08:34

Muzammil Peer

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How can we change the semantic to LTR of a tableview cell when the whole screen is set as RTL?

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