I have an EditText box and I want the default keyboard that comes up when it is selected to be the numeric keypad. However, I do want to allow users to enter alphabetic characters too. The solutions android:inputType="number" , et.setRawInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER)...etc does not work for me because restricts input to numeric digits only. Does someone know some solution??
Add the following line of code, and it will do the trick :)
editText.setRawInputType(Configuration.KEYBOARD_QWERTY);
This will show the the numeric keypad first, but also allows you to enter free text.
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The input type for my EditText control is set to "number." When the numeric keypad is displayed, besides showing the numbers, it also shows calculator keys (+/-/etc.). I am wondering if there is any setting to remove the calculator keys.
Thank you in advance for your help.
If all you need are actual numbers 0-9 you could set your keyboard type to "phone" instead of "number" which should give you a more 9-pad style keyboard that probably won't contain the extra keys like +, - etc...
However in the end it is up the currently running keyboard application (which is chosen by the user) If whatever keyboard they happen to be using shows keys that you would rather it not, there is generally no way for you to instruct it not to show those keys.
If you want to have complete control over the input then you'll have to create your own View that mimics the functionality of the keyboard and "manually" insert the typed characters into your EditText.
Add this line of code
input.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);
Hope it helps.
I have an android app that uses an EditText with android:inputType="number"
when the edittext first displays the softkeyboard appears with only numerics enabled (you can still see the other keys though.
The EditText also has android:digits="0123456789\n" as I want the users to be able to enter multiple lines
As soon as I hit the ENTER key to create another line the numeric keys disappear.
How can I...
a). Only show a numeric keyboard (with Enter key) e.g. just 0123456789?
b). Stop the softkeyboard showing all the other keys?
You want a multiline EditText and numeric keyboard? Seems possible, but deprecated. Check out this answer.
Update:
If everything fails, try to enforce the numeric type every time a line break is inserted:
editText.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);
Found a solution
by employing
android:digits="0123456789\n"
android:inputType="phone|textMultiLine"
I obtain the desired effect.
Try this
editTextField.setRawInputType(Configuration.KEYBOARD_QWERTY);
This shows the normal key pad with the numeric version first, yet allows you to switch between them.
getInput.setRawInputType(Configuration.KEYBOARD_12KEY);
Is it possible to have Android's numeric keypad display for an EditText (the one that would show with inputType="number"), while still having an option for users to switch back to the normal QWERTY keyboard?
My input field will usually be a number, but there will be times when text is necessary so I'd like to make it very easy to enter numbers, and extremely simple to switch over to entering text.
Thanks!
Yes, you can programatically change the keyboard being used by using the setInputType() method. So for instance, you could add a button in your UI that changes the input type from just pure numbers to a full on QWERTY keyboard.
Try this. It should leave the button on the on-screen keyboard that lets you toggle between letters and numbers.
In xml, don't constrain the input--just leave it to the default of letters. (Not sure if this matters.)
mEditText.setRawInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);
I am making a math program that reads in numbers from an edittext box, and creates / LU factors a matrix. When a user clicks into this field, the regular keyboard shows. It would be easier for the user if it were a numeric keyboard. When I use android:inputStyle="number" the amount of numbers allowed to be entered into the field is 1. How do I bring up the numeric keyboard without limiting the ability to enter multiple numbers?
Add this in each numeric edittext in your layout file:
android:numeric="decimal"
android:numeric has been depreciated. (From Google: android:numeric If set, specifies that this TextView has a numeric input method. * Deprecated: Use inputType instead.)
android:inputType="number" seems to work great for me. There are a lot of options as well. (From Google: The type of data being placed in a text field, used to help an input method decide how to let the user enter text.)
android:inputType="numberDecimal"
I want to let users input a postal code to my app. The common use case is the US zip code, which are composed solely of numbers, so I'd like to display the numeric keyboard initially in the soft input. However, not all postal codes are solely digits, so I still need users to be able to enter other characters.
I've been trying to do this with android:inputType, but by setting the "number" flag, it automatically blocks any input except for number-based stuff. Is there a way to just accept general text, but get the soft keyboard to initially display a more number-based keyboard?
Have you tried initially setting the inputType to "number" and then via a TextWatcher changing the input type of the TextView programatically?