NativeScript/tests/app/ui/text-field/text-field-tests-native.ios.ts

import * as textFieldModule from "tns-core-modules/ui/text-field";
import * as colorModule from "tns-core-modules/color";
import { getColor } from "../../ui-helper";
import * as enums from "tns-core-modules/ui/enums";

export function getNativeText(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): string {
    return textField.ios.text;
}

export function getNativeHint(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): string {
    return textField.ios.placeholder;
}

export function getNativeSecure(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): boolean {
    return textField.ios.secureTextEntry;
}

export function getNativeFontSize(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): number {
    return textField.ios.font.pointSize;
}

export function getNativeColor(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): colorModule.Color {
    return getColor(textField.ios.textColor);
}

export function getNativePlaceholderColor(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): colorModule.Color {
    return getColor(textField.ios.attributedPlaceholder.attributeAtIndexEffectiveRange(NSForegroundColorAttributeName, 0, null));
}

export function getNativeBackgroundColor(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): colorModule.Color {
    return getColor(textField.ios.backgroundColor);
}

export function getNativeTextAlignment(textField: textFieldModule.TextField): string {
    switch (textField.ios.textAlignment) {
        case NSTextAlignment.Left:
            return enums.TextAlignment.left;
        case NSTextAlignment.Center:
            return enums.TextAlignment.center;
        case NSTextAlignment.Right:
            return enums.TextAlignment.right;
        default:
            return "unexpected value";
    }
}

export function typeTextNatively(textField: textFieldModule.TextField, text: string): void {
    textField.ios.text = text;
    
    // Setting the text will not trigger the delegate method, so we have to do it by hand.
    textField.ios.delegate.textFieldDidEndEditing(textField.ios);
}