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gistfile1.m

//
//  GOViewController.h
//  Example
//
//  Created by Samuel Goodwin on 4/10/12.
//  Copyright (c) Your Momma. All rights reserved.
//

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface GOViewController : UIViewController<UITextFieldDelegate>
@property(nonatomic, retain) UITextField *textField;
@end

//
//  GOViewController.m
//  Example
//
//  Created by Samuel Goodwin on 4/10/12.
//  Copyright (c) 2012 SNAP Interactive. All rights reserved.
//

#import "GOViewController.h"

@interface GOViewController ()
- (void)backgroundTapped:(UITapGestureRecognizer*)recoginizer;
@end

@implementation GOViewController
@synthesize textField = _textField;

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
	
    // Shane on you if you have magic numbers like this in your code.
    UITextField *textField = [[UITextField alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0f, 50.0f, 320.0f, 31.0f)];
    [textField setBorderStyle:UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect];
    [textField setBackgroundColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
    [textField setDelegate:self];
    [self.view addSubview:textField];
    self.textField = textField;
    
    UITapGestureRecognizer *tapGesture = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(backgroundTapped:)];
    [self.view addGestureRecognizer:tapGesture];
}

- (void)backgroundTapped:(UITapGestureRecognizer*)recoginizer{
    [self.textField resignFirstResponder];
}

- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation{
    return (interfaceOrientation != UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown);
}

- (void)textFieldDidEndEditing:(UITextField *)textField{
    [textField resignFirstResponder];
}

@end