I need to create a custom keyboard for my app, but no sure the best way to do it without the user needing to add a keyboard in the settings. If I create a keyboard extension is it possible to set a UITextField's Keyboard Type to that custom keyboard? Or will I have to use a UIView to accomplish this?
For a custom keyboard that is specific to a single app, create a view and assign the view to UITextField.inputView:
textField.inputView = YourCustomKeyboard()
In my search I didn't find a way to tack on additional keys but there are examples of custom keyboards using inputView that are easy to adapt.
A custom decimal keyboard example
My hexadecimal keyboard version
You can add accessoryView to text view for you want to give a few extra buttons.
If you still looking for some more then please go through the below link.
https://www.cocoacontrols.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=keyboard
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Is it possible to add a done or cancel key which dismisses a keyboard to all keyboards in an iOS app? There are several posts asking how to dismiss a keyboard via a cancel or done button, but the solutions are on a field by field basis.
Are there any solutions that add this functionality globally so the code wont need to be duplicated for each textfield/area in an application?
Like #silentBob says in his answer, the inputAccessoryView of a text field is the view that’s displayed immediately above the keyboard when the text field is the first responder. If you didn’t want to write an extension on UITextField to override the -inputAccessoryView method, you could also create a subclass of UITextField to do the same, which would make it easier to determine which method is going to be called. You could also have multiple subclasses of UITextField to customize which button(s) appear. If you have a text field in a storyboard, you can simply change the class to your custom subclass, so while you have to go through and make those changes, you don’t have to do it in code.
Yes, you can add an extension to UITextField class, which should add a UIToolbar with Done and Cancel actions as UITextField inputAccessoryView.
Well, In that case you have to customise the keyboard, built your own keyboard and do whatever you need to do with your key in the keyboard.
In terms of application for iOS coding, how can you manipulate the pre-existing keyboards? I want to change a button on the keyboard (for example, the A button on the English key board) to a custom image and custom output.
So I guess what I'm asking is: if and how you can access a pre-existing keyboard and if you can change the output of one of the keyboard buttons to a custom image which others will see if you send it to them?
Can't be done. There is no way to alter standard keyboards. You can add toolbars above them (via inputAccessoryView), you can't alter the actual keyboard.
You would need to create your own custom keyboard.
I want to create a UIKeyboard type that will look like the following.
This app is only for iPad and none of the default keyboard type seem to match.
Any suggestions for adding buttons to the keyboard type?
I may be wrong, but what that looks like is the standard keyboard with a custom toolbar on top. It was most likely done using the inputAccessoryView property for the textfield:
[textField setInputAccessoryView:inputAccView];
Here is where I took the example from.
As far as I am aware, this is not supported in a super easy way by default iOS system keyboards.
However, you can specify your own UIView as an "input accessory view" for a text field.
Specifically, look at this method in the UITextField documentation:
inputAccessoryView.
So you should just be able to create a UIView, style it to look very similar to the usual system keyboard UI, add UIButtons, and set it as the "input accessory view"
But you will have to do your own work to make the background of the accessory view and the buttons on it fit well with the system keyboard.
I want to add a custom key to my Keyboard. (a .com key) When user begins to type in email text field this keybord with the key should be appeared. I used keyboard type email. But it not gives that key. How I can add this key to my keyboard.
Thanks
Here is the tutorial that helps you add custom buttons into ios keyboard!
adding-custom-buttons-to-ios-keyboard
The .com key is added when the URL type keyboard is used: KeyboardManagement
You might as well make use of the inputAccessoryView of the text field, add a UIToolbar to it, and in the toolbar you can add a few buttons you want, including custom .com button.
Have a look at this: custom keyboard
Integrate one of them into your project and customise it accordingly. Hope it helps to start...
There is no way you could change default keyboard. and If you anyhow modify it(using private methods) apple will reject your app because it is against apple guidelines.
So the only solution to your problem is create a custom keyboard and then use it.
There are few custom keyboards you can use them also :
custom-ios-keyboards
ioscustomkb
how-to-create-a-simple-keyboard-with-custom-navigation-buttons
Hope it helps you.
You can't change default keyboard of Apple.
But you can select with keyboard type for UITextField or UITextView by set some properties in UITextInputTraits protocol. With email, set to:
[textView setKeyboardType:UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress];
You can use inputAccessoryView to add some custom keys, refer:
dmforminputaccessoryview
Last option is create new Keyboard (UIView subclass) and set it to inputView of UITextView or UITextFied:
Custom-iOS-Keyboards
I'm creating an app that uses a custom keyboard, now if I provide the default English keyboard using the same globe icon that iOS uses, it should be able to switch to the default English keyboard fine, but I'm not sure if the user can return back to my custom keyboard from the system keyboards (assuming the user has more than 1 keyboards).
Can someone please confirm if that would be possible?
Thanks
It's not. the system keyboards have no "switch to custom keyboard" button. They're not even aware you made a custom keyboard.
What is it you're trying to accomplish? Why are you building a custom keyboard? If you tell us, maybe we can suggest an alternate way to do what you need to do.
You should set an inputAccessoryView in your UITextView with a button to toggle between your custom and the standard keyboards.
Every time the user taps the button you change myTextView.inputView between your custom keyboard and nil, which restores the original keyboard.
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/uikit/reference/UITextField_Class/Reference/UITextField.html#//apple_ref/occ/instp/UITextField/inputView
You'll also need to reassign first responder, and also try to animate it if you want:
Animating UITextInput's textInputView
What you need is making a custom keyboard check this:
App Extension Programming Guide