UIKeyboardTypeNamePhonePad - Display options - ios

Question

I need to use the, Name Phone Keyboard type (UIKeyboardTypeNamePhonePad) but having the number pad appear first when the text field is selected.
I need to input data such as
123 -
657 -
450b -
123a
I always need input a number first, but occasionally either a A / B at the end.

Answer 1

You can try to change keyboard type in function of the size of the string:
Implement delegate UITextFieldDelegate
Then set defaut textfield keyboard;
[textField setKeyboardType:UIKeyboardTypeNumberPad];
[textField setDelegate:self];
Then in the following method, change the keyboard when text size equals 3:
-(BOOL)textField:(UITextField *)textField shouldChangeCharactersInRange:(NSRange)range replacementString:(NSString *)string
{
if([[textField text] length] > 3)
{
[textField setKeyboardType:UIKeyboardTypeDefault];
[textField reloadInputViews];
}
return YES;
}
Another solution is to add an accessory view button (you can change of keyboard manually):
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
textField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeNumberPad;
UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeRoundedRect];
[button setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 50, 50)];
[button addTarget:self action:#selector(changeKeyboard) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchDown];
textField.inputAccessoryView = button;
}
-(void)changeKeyboard
{
if([textField keyboardType] == UIKeyboardTypeNumberPad)
{
textField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardAppearanceDefault;
}
else
{
textField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeNumberPad;
}
[textField reloadInputViews];
}

Answer 2

click on the textfield,then go to Hide or show utilities ie View(you will find it at right hand side beside the editor.There you select the third view ie the most right one).
Then you click the attributes inspector.In that you will find a menu called "keyboard" which is set as default,but you can select whichever pad you want.
Hope it works for you.