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JVFloatLabeledTextField is the first implementation of a UX pattern that has come to be known the"Float Label Pattern".

Due to space constraints on mobile devices, it is common to rely solely on placeholders as a means to label fields.This presents a UX problem, in that, once the user begins to fill out a form, no labels are present.

This UI component library, which includes both aUITextField andUITextView subclass, aims to improve the user experience by having placeholders transition into floating labels that hover above the fields after they are populated with text.

Credits for the concept to Matt D. Smith (@mds), and hisoriginal design:

The component is officially supported for iOS 9 and greater.

sudo gem install cocoapods

Create aPodfile in your project directory:

pod init

Add the following to yourPodfile project's target:

pod 'JVFloatLabeledTextField'

Then run CocoaPods withpod install.

Finally, includeJVFloatLabeledTextField.h andJVFloatLabeledTextView.h in your project.

brew updatebrew install carthage

Create aCartfile in your project directory that contains:

github "jverdi/JVFloatLabeledTextField"

Then run carthage withcarthage update and addJVFloatLabeledText.framework to your project from theCarthage/Build/iOS directory.

Finally, includeJVFloatLabeledText.h in your project:

#import <JVFloatLabeledText/JVFloatLabeledText.h>

ClickFile ->Swift Packages ->Add Package Dependency, enterJVFloatLabeledText repo's URL.

After select the package, you can choose the dependency type (tagged version, branch or commit). Then Xcode will setup all the stuff for you.

If you're a framework author and use JVFloatLabeledTextField as a dependency, update yourPackage.swift file:

letpackage=Package(    dependencies:[.package(url:"https://github.com/jverdi/JVFloatLabeledTextField", from:"1.2.2")],)

How the Float Label Pattern Started - Matt D. Smith
Float Label Pattern - Brad Frost
Material Design - Floating Labels - Google

Android - Henrik Sandström
Android - Kaushik Gopal
Android - Kevin Johnson
Xamarin.iOS - Greg Shackles
Xamarin.Android - Johan du Toit
CSS Jonathan Snook
JQuery / Zepto.js - Achmad Mahardi
JQuery - Mike Mitchell
AngularJS - Dave Ackerman
Bootstrap plugin - Matt Powell
JavaFX - Andy Till
Swift - Dirk Fabisch
Swift - Fahim Farook
Swift - Neeraj Kumar
Swift - Jimmy Jose
Swift - Skyscanner (Daniel Langh, Gergely Orosz, Raimon Lapuente)
ObjC - Arthur Ariel Sabintsev
ObjC - Rob Phillips
4D - Maurice Inzirillo
Appcelerator Titanium - The Smiths
B4i - Erel Uziel

Added a port? Let me know -@jverdi