Textfield padding

Function:

extension UITextField {

    func setLeftPaddingPoints(_ amount:CGFloat){

        let paddingView = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: amount, height: self.frame.size.height))

        self.leftView = paddingView

        self.leftViewMode = .always

    }

    func setRightPaddingPoints(_ amount:CGFloat) {

        let paddingView = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: amount, height: self.frame.size.height))

        self.rightView = paddingView

        self.rightViewMode = .always

    }

}

Usage:

override func viewDidLoad() {

        super.viewDidLoad()

  textfield.setLeftPaddingPoints(8)

}