Am interested in SwiftUI only, no Appkit. What enhancements were made to textfield functionality?
Asked on 2026-06-17
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For SwiftUI-only text field enhancements, the main new capability mentioned was:
- Text suggestions for any
TextField
You can now add suggestions to a text field, and they appear as a dropdown menu. When a suggestion is chosen, the text field updates with that completion.
Related SwiftUI text-editing improvements in the same area also included:
- Programmatic text selection control in text editing controls
- Programmatic focus control for search fields
If you want, I can also separate out just the TextField-specific changes from broader SwiftUI text-editing updates.
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