Format currency in textfield in Swift on input

Question

I am trying to format currency input in a textfield in Swift as the user inputs it.

So far, I can only format it successfully when the user finishes inputting:

Answer 1

Swift 5

func textField(_ textField: UITextField, shouldChangeCharactersIn range: NSRange, replacementString string: String) -> Bool { // return NO to not change text

    switch string {
    case "0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9":
        currentString += string
        formatCurrency(string: currentString)
    default:
        if string.count == 0 && currentString.count != 0 {
            currentString = String(currentString.dropLast())
            formatCurrency(string: currentString)
        }
    }
    return false
}

func formatCurrency(string: String) {
    print("format \(string)")
    let formatter = NumberFormatter()
    formatter.numberStyle = NumberFormatter.Style.currency
    formatter.locale = NSLocale(localeIdentifier: "en_US") as Locale
    let numberFromField = (NSString(string: currentString).doubleValue)/100
    //replace billTextField with your text field name
    self.billTextField.text = formatter.string(from: NSNumber(value: numberFromField))
    print(self.billTextField.text ?? "" )
}