In order to change the keyboard appearance, the currently displaying keyboard must be dismissed. This is achieved by having the UIKit.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:
C# Example
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 ();
};
}
| Member Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ASCIICapable | Displays standard ASCII characters. |
| DecimalPad | Displays numbers and decimal point. |
| Default | The default keyboard for the current input type. |
| EmailAddress | Characters, an @ symbol, and access to numbers and punctuation. |
| NamePhonePad | Characters plus access to numbers. |
| NumberPad | Numbers. |
| NumbersAndPunctuation | Numbers and punctuation. |
| PhonePad | Numbers plus access to #, *, 'pause', and 'wait'. |
| Characters, @ and # keys, and access to numbers and punctuation. | |
| Url | Characters, '.', '/', and '.com' keys, and access to numbers and punctuation. |
| WebSearch | Optimized for Web search terms and URL entry. |