NSNotificationCenter Swift 3.0 on keyboard show and hide

Question

I am trying to run a function when the keyboard shows and disappears and have the following code:

let notificationCenter = NotificationCenter.default
notificationCenter.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(ViewController.keyBoardUp(Notification :)), name:  NSNotification.Name.UIKeyboardWillShow, object: nil)

And the function keyBoardUp below:

func keyBoardUp( Notification: NSNotification){
    print("HELLO")
}

However the function doesn't print to the console when the keyboard shows. Help would be greatly appreciated

Answer 1

Swift 3:

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(ViewController.keyboardWillShow), name: Notification.Name.UIKeyboardWillShow, object: nil)
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(ViewController.keyboardWillHide), name: Notification.Name.UIKeyboardWillHide, object: nil)

}

func keyboardWillShow(notification: Notification) {
    if let keyboardSize = (notification.userInfo?[UIKeyboardFrameBeginUserInfoKey] as? NSValue)?.cgRectValue {
        print("notification: Keyboard will show")
        if self.view.frame.origin.y == 0{
            self.view.frame.origin.y -= keyboardSize.height
        }
    }

}

func keyboardWillHide(notification: Notification) {
    if let keyboardSize = (notification.userInfo?[UIKeyboardFrameBeginUserInfoKey] as? NSValue)?.cgRectValue {
        if self.view.frame.origin.y != 0 {
            self.view.frame.origin.y += keyboardSize.height
        }
    }
}

Swift 4.2.1:

NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(keyboardWillShow), name: UIResponder.keyboardWillShowNotification, object: nil)
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(keyboardWillHide), name: UIResponder.keyboardWillHideNotification, object: nil)

@objc fileprivate func keyboardWillShow(notification: Notification) {
    if let keyboardSize = (notification.userInfo?[UIResponder.keyboardFrameBeginUserInfoKey] as? NSValue)?.cgRectValue {
        // Do something with size
    }
}

@objc fileprivate func keyboardWillHide(notification: Notification) {
    if let keyboardSize = (notification.userInfo?[UIResponder.keyboardFrameBeginUserInfoKey] as? NSValue)?.cgRectValue {
        // Do something with size
    }
}

Swift 4.2+

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(ViewController.keyboardWillShow), name: UIResponder.keyboardWillShowNotification, object: nil)
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(ViewController.keyboardWillHide), name: UIResponder.keyboardWillHideNotification, object: nil)

}

@objc func keyboardWillShow(notification: Notification) {
    if let keyboardSize = (notification.userInfo?[UIResponder.keyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey] as? NSValue)?.cgRectValue {
        if self.view.frame.origin.y == 0{
            self.view.frame.origin.y -= keyboardSize.height
        }
    }

}

@objc func keyboardWillHide(notification: Notification) {
    if let keyboardSize = (notification.userInfo?[UIResponder.keyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey] as? NSValue)?.cgRectValue {
        if self.view.frame.origin.y != 0 {
            self.view.frame.origin.y += keyboardSize.height
        }
    }
}

Answer 2

Swift 4.2+

@vandana's answer updated to reflect changes to native Notifications in Swift 4.2.

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(ViewController.keyboardWillShow), name: UIResponder.keyboardWillShowNotification, object: nil)
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(ViewController.keyboardWillHide), name: UIResponder.keyboardWillHideNotification, object: nil)

}

@objc func keyboardWillShow(notification: Notification) {
    if let keyboardSize = (notification.userInfo?[UIResponder.keyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey] as? NSValue)?.cgRectValue {
        if self.view.frame.origin.y == 0 {
            self.view.frame.origin.y -= keyboardSize.height
        }
    }

}

@objc func keyboardWillHide(notification: Notification) {
    if let keyboardSize = (notification.userInfo?[UIResponder.keyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey] as? NSValue)?.cgRectValue {
        if self.view.frame.origin.y != 0 {
            self.view.frame.origin.y += keyboardSize.height
        }
    }
}

Also, you need to use UIKeyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey to account for safeAreaInset changes introduced with iOS 11.

Answer 3

set keyboard notification observer in

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
    NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.keyboardNotification(notification:)), name: NSNotification.Name.UIKeyboardDidShow, object: nil)
}

and in your function handle it

func keyboardNotification(notification: NSNotification) {
  print("keyboard displayed!!")
}

hope this will help you.

Answer 4

Swift 4.X / 5

I like the inline, block-based approach which is available for a long time already! You can read more about the parameters of addObserver(...) here.

Some advantages of this approach are:

• you don't need to use the @objc keyword
• you write your callback code at the same location where you setup your observer

Important: Call NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(observer) in the deinit of the object where you set register the observer (often a view controller).

let center = NotificationCenter.default

let keyboardWillShowObserver: NSObjectProtocol = center.addObserver(forName: UIResponder.keyboardWillShowNotification, object: nil, queue: nil) { (notification) in
    guard let value = notification.userInfo?[UIResponder.keyboardFrameEndUserInfoKey] as? NSValue else { return }
    let height = value.cgRectValue.height

    // use the height of the keyboard to layout your UI so the prt currently in
    // foxus remains visible
}

let keyboardWillHideObserver: NSObjectProtocol = center.addObserver(forName: UIResponder.keyboardWillHideNotification, object: nil, queue: nil) { (notification) in

    // restore the layout of your UI before the keyboard has been shown
}