iOS radio button control

[chhoda]

Do we have a radio button control kinda thing in iphone ? I want to save space by just showing selected item ... secondly, UIPicker shows all the items, and it has a disgusting background gray colour which does not go at any codt ... !

regards
ch

 

[detz]

There is no radio button but you could easily create one yourself. Lookup how to subclass a UIButton and with some simple programming you can create a UIRadioButton.

 

[chhoda]

combo box

what about combo box ?

 

[dejo]

No combo box either. Please consult the iPhone Application Programming Guide and especially the iPhone Human Interface Guidelines documents for more information on what standard controls are at your disposal.

 

[chhoda]

thanks

What would be the ideal control for selecting only one value at a time from a number of values and displaying only that item on the screen ?

ch

 

[xsmasher]

What would be the ideal control for selecting only one value at a time from a number of values and displaying only that item on the screen ?

ch

If it's a small number (3-8 items, maybe?) then UISegmentedControl is a good replacement for radio buttons. It looks like this:
http://homepage.mac.com/charlesclloyd/Images/UISegmentedControlStyleBar.png

For a larger number of items that won't fit on one line, UIPickerView is better. It's more similar to a drop-down menu, though.

 

[fenrus110]

UISegmentControl

 

[chhoda]

dynamic and part view ?

Thanks a ton,

But can i dynamically add items to UISegmentControl ? Can I have scroll facility on it ? like total 10 items, but only 3 visibale at any given point of time sort of ?

regards
ch

 

[ghayenga]

Thanks a ton,

But can i dynamically add items to UISegmentControl ? Can I have scroll facility on it ? like total 10 items, but only 3 visibale at any given point of time sort of ?

regards
ch

Yes and no.

 

[xsmasher]

Thanks a ton,

But can i dynamically add items to UISegmentControl ? Can I have scroll facility on it ? like total 10 items, but only 3 visibale at any given point of time sort of ?

regards
ch

If you have that many options, a UIPickerView sounds more appropriate. You define the number of rows and columns; it looks like the bottom control in this screenshot: