Keyboard Type Modifier

Overview

Use the Keyboard Type modifier to specify the keyboard type to use for text entry in a Text Field. A number of different keyboard types are available to meet specialized input needs, such as entering email addresses or phone numbers. Setting the Text Field’s keyboard type ensures that a user can only enter correctly formatted inputs.

• Default - Specifies the default keyboard for the current input method.
• Ascii Capable - Specifies a keyboard that displays standard ASCII characters.
• Numbers And Punctuation - Specifies the numbers and punctuation keyboard.
• URL - Specifies a keyboard for URL entry.
• Number Pad - Specifies a numeric keypad for PIN entry.
• Phone Pad - Specifies a keypad for entering telephone numbers.
• Name Phone Pad - Specifies a keypad for entering a person’s name or phone number.
• Email Address - Specifies a keyboard for entering email addresses.
• Decimal Pad - Specifies a keyboard with numbers and a decimal point.
• Twitter - Specifies a keyboard for Twitter text entry, with easy access to the at (“@”) and hash (“#”) characters.
• Web Search - Specifies a keyboard for web search terms and URL entry.
• Ascii Capable Number Pad - Specifies a number pad that outputs only ASCII digits.
• Alphabet - Specifies a keyboard for alphabetic entry.