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# UITextField.ViewMode

Constants that define when overlay views appear in a text field.

```
enum ViewMode
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`UITextField.ViewMode.never`](/documentation/UIKit/UITextField/ViewMode/never)

The overlay view never appears.

[`UITextField.ViewMode.whileEditing`](/documentation/UIKit/UITextField/ViewMode/whileEditing)

The overlay view is displayed only while text is being edited in the text field.

[`UITextField.ViewMode.unlessEditing`](/documentation/UIKit/UITextField/ViewMode/unlessEditing)

The overlay view is displayed only when text is not being edited.

[`UITextField.ViewMode.always`](/documentation/UIKit/UITextField/ViewMode/always)

The overlay view is always displayed if the text field contains text.


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