Remove Buttons Dynamically with an Array - objective-c

Question

I have a view that has labels being dynamically added by the user. If the use would like to edit any of the labels, they press a button and all the labels get highlighted with a delete button and move button. (Editing is another bridge I’ll cross later).
My issue is: What is the best way to turn the buttons on and off? I have a method that turns the buttons on… but I am at a loss as to how I turn them off when done editing. Do I need to tag my buttons and then just ‘hide them’? Or do I just remove them all totally? How do I parse all the buttons that are turned on then, turn them off. Do I need to put them in an array as well? The labels are tagged with unique numbers so I know which label is which.
Any thoughts? Guidance? If I am doing it all wrong please tell me.
Here is a couple methods I have:
- (void) showEditableText {
// Parse the array of labels
if(textArray.count > 0){
for(UILabel *label in textArray){
//Add Delete Button
UIImage * delButtonImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"GUI_Delete.png"];
UIButton * delThisButton = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(label.frame.origin.x - delButtonImage.size.width, label.frame.origin.y - delButtonImage.size.height, delButtonImage.size.width, delButtonImage.size.height)];
[delThisButton setBackgroundImage:delButtonImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[delThisButton addTarget:self action:#selector(deleteThisLabel:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[self addSubview:delThisButton];
//Add a move button
UIImage * moveButtonImage = [UIImage imageNamed:#"GUI_Move.png"];
UIButton * moveThisButton = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake((label.frame.origin.x + label.frame.size.width + moveButtonImage.size.width), label.frame.origin.y - moveButtonImage.size.height, moveButtonImage.size.width, moveButtonImage.size.height)];
[moveThisButton setBackgroundImage:moveButtonImage forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[moveThisButton addTarget:self action:#selector(moveThisLabel:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[self addSubview:moveThisButton];
//Make the text highlighed
label.highlighted = YES;
label.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:203/255.0f green:230/255.0f blue:239/255.0f alpha:1];
label.highlightedTextColor = [UIColor redColor];
}
}
}
- (void) doneEditingText {
if(textArray.count > 0){
for(UILabel *label in textArray){
//THIS IS WHERE I AM STUCK? WHAT DO I DO?
label.highlighted = NO;
label.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
}
}
}

Answer 1

//inside your first method set the same tag to your all buttons
-(void) showEditableText {
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delThisButton.tag = 10;
moveThisButton.tag = 10;
}
//inside your second method delete all the subviews using this tag as shown below..
-(void) doneEditingText {
if(textArray.count > 0){
for(UILabel *label in textArray){
..............................
//THIS IS WHERE I AM STUCK? WHAT DO I DO?
for (UIView *subview in [self.view subviews]) {
if (subview.tag == 10) {
[subview removeFromSuperview];
}
}
...............................
label.highlighted = NO;
label.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
}
}
}

Answer 2

Move all your buttons code to viewDidLoad, hide them (button.hidden = YES). When you start/finish editing your text, unhide and hide your buttons. You need to have an ivar to contain the buttons too. So add them in your .h file.

Answer 3

Try This
UIView * seletetButton = nil;
for (UIView * btn in self.view.subviews){
if ([btn isKindOfClass:[UIButton class]])
{
if (seletetButton.tag != btn.tag)
{
[btn removeFromSuperview];
}
}
}