UIKeyboardType Enum

Definition

Namespace:

UIKit

Assembly:

Microsoft.iOS.dll

An enumeration of keyboard types.

[ObjCRuntime.Native]
public enum UIKeyboardType

[<ObjCRuntime.Native>]
type UIKeyboardType = 

Inheritance

Enum

UIKeyboardType

Attributes

NativeAttribute

Fields

Name	Value	Description
Default	0	The default keyboard for the current input type.
AsciiCapable	1	Displays standard ASCII characters.
ASCIICapable	1	Displays standard ASCII characters.
NumbersAndPunctuation	2	Numbers and punctuation.
Url	3	Characters, '.', '/', and '.com' keys, and access to numbers and punctuation.
NumberPad	4	Numbers.
PhonePad	5	Numbers plus access to #, *, 'pause', and 'wait'.
NamePhonePad	6	Characters plus access to numbers.
EmailAddress	7	Characters, an @ symbol, and access to numbers and punctuation.
DecimalPad	8	Displays numbers and decimal point.
Twitter	9	Characters, @ and # keys, and access to numbers and punctuation.
WebSearch	10	Optimized for Web search terms and URL entry.
AsciiCapableNumberPad	11	Displays numbers and decimal point by using standard ASCII characters.

Remarks

In order to change the keyboard appearance, the currently displaying keyboard must be dismissed. This is achieved by having the UIControl associated with the keyboard resigning as first responder, changing the keyboard type, and then re-subscribed as the first subscriber, as shown in the following code:

void AddKeyboardTypeButton (UIKeyboardType kbType, RectangleF frame)
{
	  var kbButton = UIButton.FromType (UIButtonType.RoundedRect);
	  kbButton.Frame = frame;
	  kbButton.SetTitle (kbType.ToString (), UIControlState.Normal);
	  View.AddSubview (kbButton);
	  kbButton.TouchUpInside += (sender, e) => {
		    myTextField.ResignFirstResponder ();
		    myTextField.KeyboardType = kbType;
		    myTextField.BecomeFirstResponder ();
	  };
}