How do you create textfield padding in Swift 4?

Question

I have a textfield called

nameTextField

I rounded the corners with the

nameTexfield.layer.cornerRadius = 5

Now, the text within the textfield is touching the left side. I want to create padding between the text and border. Every post I find uses cgRect, but Swift no longer supports that. Please provide the correct code if you can figure it out and please explain the answer if you can. I appreciate the help! I also need to know where to put the code if there is any.

Answer 1

Better to subclass the textview than to add a left view incase you are planning to add an image as a left view.

class UITextFieldPadding: UITextField {

    let padding = UIEdgeInsets(top: 0, left: 40, bottom: 0, right: 0)

    override open func textRect(forBounds bounds: CGRect) -> CGRect {
        return bounds.inset(by: padding)
    }

    override open func placeholderRect(forBounds bounds: CGRect) -> CGRect {
        return bounds.inset(by: padding)
    }

    override open func editingRect(forBounds bounds: CGRect) -> CGRect {
        return bounds.inset(by: padding)
    }
}