---
title: UITextField.ViewMode.whileEditing
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: uikit/uitextfield/viewmode/whileediting
---

# UITextField.ViewMode.whileEditing

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

## Declaration

```swift
case whileEditing
```

## See Also

### Constants

- [UITextField.ViewMode.never](uikit/uitextfield/viewmode/never.md)
- [UITextField.ViewMode.unlessEditing](uikit/uitextfield/viewmode/unlessediting.md)
- [UITextField.ViewMode.always](uikit/uitextfield/viewmode/always.md)