Class

UIAlertView

In apps that run in versions of iOS prior to iOS 8, use the UIAlertView class to display an alert message to the user. An alert view functions similar to but differs in appearance from an action sheet (an instance of UIActionSheet).

Overview

UIAlertView is deprecated in iOS 8. (Note that UIAlertViewDelegate is also deprecated.) To create and manage alerts in iOS 8 and later, instead use UIAlertController with a preferredStyle of alert.

Using an Alert View

Use the properties and methods defined in this class to set the title, message, and delegate of an alert view and configure the buttons in apps that run in versions of iOS prior to iOS 8. You must set a delegate if you add custom buttons. The delegate should conform to the UIAlertViewDelegate protocol. Use the show() method to display an alert view after it is configured.

Subclassing Notes

The UIAlertView class is intended to be used as-is and does not support subclassing. The view hierarchy for this class is private and must not be modified.

Topics

Creating Alert Views

init?(coder: NSCoder)
init(frame: CGRect)
init(title: String, message: String, delegate: UIAlertViewDelegate?, cancelButtonTitle: String?, otherButtonTitles: String, String...)
init(title: String?, message: String?, delegate: Any?, cancelButtonTitle: String?)

Convenience method for initializing an alert view.

Setting Properties

var delegate: AnyObject?

The receiver’s delegate or nil if it doesn’t have a delegate.

var alertViewStyle: UIAlertViewStyle

The kind of alert displayed to the user.

var title: String

The string that appears in the receiver’s title bar.

var message: String?

Descriptive text that provides more details than the title.

var isVisible: Bool

A Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver is displayed.

Configuring Buttons

func addButton(withTitle: String?)

Adds a button to the receiver with the given title.

var numberOfButtons: Int

The number of buttons on the alert view.

func buttonTitle(at: Int)

Returns the title of the button at the given index.

func textField(at: Int)

Returns the text field at the given index

var cancelButtonIndex: Int

The index number of the cancel button.

var firstOtherButtonIndex: Int

The index of the first other button.

Displaying

func show()

Displays the receiver using animation.

Dismissing

func dismiss(withClickedButtonIndex: Int, animated: Bool)

Dismisses the receiver, optionally with animation.

Constants

enum UIAlertViewStyle

The presentation style of the alert.

Relationships

Inherits From

UIView

Conforms To

See Also

Deprecated Classes

class UIActionSheet

Important: UIActionSheet is deprecated in iOS 8. (Note that UIActionSheetDelegate is also deprecated.) To create and manage action sheets in iOS 8 and later, instead use UIAlertController with a preferredStyle of actionSheet.

Deprecated
class UIDocumentMenuViewController

A list of all the available document providers for a given file type and mode, in addition to custom menu items that you add.

Deprecated
class UILocalNotification

Important:UILocalNotification is deprecated in iOS 10. Use UNNotificationRequest instead. A UILocalNotification object specifies a notification that an app can schedule for presentation at a specific date and time.

Deprecated
class UIMutableUserNotificationAction

Important: UIMutableUserNotificationAction is deprecated in iOS 10. Use UNNotificationAction instead. A UIMutableUserNotificationAction object represents a modifiable version of the UIUserNotificationAction class.

Deprecated
class UIMutableUserNotificationCategory

Important: UIMutableUserNotificationCategory is deprecated in iOS 10. Use UNNotificationCategory instead. A UIMutableUserNotificationCategory object encapsulates information about custom actions that your app can perform in response to a local or push notification. Use instances of this class to customize the actions included in an alert when space onscreen is constrained.

Deprecated
class UIPopoverController

Important: UIPopoverController is deprecated in iOS 9. In iOS 9 and later, a popover is implemented as a UIViewController presentation. To create a popover, use an instance of UIPopoverPresentationController and specify the popover style.

Deprecated
class UISearchDisplayController

Important: UISearchDisplayController is deprecated in iOS 8. (Note that UISearchDisplayDelegate is also deprecated.) To manage the presentation of a search bar and display search results in iOS 8 and later, instead use UISearchController.

Deprecated
class UIStoryboardPopoverSegue

The UIStoryboardPopoverSegue class defines a specific type of segue for presenting content in a popover. For popover segues, the destination view controller contains the content to be displayed in the popover. This class provides an additional popoverController property so that your custom code has access to the popover controller object. For example, you might want to store the popover controller elsewhere in your code so that you can dismiss the popover programmatically.

Deprecated
class UIUserNotificationAction

Important: UIUserNotificationAction is deprecated in iOS 10. Use UNNotificationAction instead. A UIUserNotificationAction object represents a custom action that your app can perform in response to a remote or local notification.

Deprecated
class UIUserNotificationCategory

Important:UIUserNotificationCategory is deprecated in iOS 10. Use UNNotificationCategory instead. A UIUserNotificationCategory object encapsulates information about custom actions that your app can perform in response to a local or push notification.

Deprecated
class UIUserNotificationSettings

Important: UIUserNotificationSettings is deprecated in iOS 10. Use UNNotificationSettings instead. A UIUserNotificationSettings object encapsulates the types of notifications that can be displayed to the user by your app.

Deprecated