Is there a UITextField keyboard type that like a number pad but allows negative numbers?
Annoying as it is, there is no such system keyboard available. Other than creating a custom keyboard your best bet is UIKeyboardTypeNumbersAndPunctuation
, and doing validation to enforce valid numeric entry.
Here's a version in Swift that has a +/- button and also a Clear and Done button for the numeric keyboard.
numeric keyboard screenshot
extension UITextField {
func addNumericAccessory(addPlusMinus: Bool) {
let numberToolbar = UIToolbar()
numberToolbar.barStyle = UIBarStyle.default
var accessories : [UIBarButtonItem] = []
if addPlusMinus {
accessories.append(UIBarButtonItem(title: "+/-", style: UIBarButtonItem.Style.plain, target: self, action: #selector(plusMinusPressed)))
accessories.append(UIBarButtonItem(barButtonSystemItem: .flexibleSpace, target: self, action: nil)) //add padding after
}
accessories.append(UIBarButtonItem(title: "Clear", style: UIBarButtonItem.Style.plain, target: self, action: #selector(numberPadClear)))
accessories.append(UIBarButtonItem(barButtonSystemItem: .flexibleSpace, target: self, action: nil)) //add padding space
accessories.append(UIBarButtonItem(title: "Done", style: UIBarButtonItem.Style.plain, target: self, action: #selector(numberPadDone)))
numberToolbar.items = accessories
numberToolbar.sizeToFit()
inputAccessoryView = numberToolbar
}
@objc func numberPadDone() {
self.resignFirstResponder()
}
@objc func numberPadClear() {
self.text = ""
}
@objc func plusMinusPressed() {
guard let currentText = self.text else {
return
}
if currentText.hasPrefix("-") {
let offsetIndex = currentText.index(currentText.startIndex, offsetBy: 1)
let substring = currentText[offsetIndex...] //remove first character
self.text = String(substring)
}
else {
self.text = "-" + currentText
}
}
}
Add a minus as accesoryView, you need have your textField as a Property, in this example this property is: myTextField;
You need to add, after create your myTextField this code, b.e. in viewDidLoad:
UIView *inputAccesoryView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width, 40)];
// It´s good idea a view under the button in order to change the color...more custom option
inputAccesoryView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
UIButton *minusButton = [[UIButton alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(([UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width-150)/2, 5, 150, 30)];
// configure the button here... you choose.
[minusButton setTitle:@"-" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[minusButton addTarget:self action:@selector(changeNumberSing) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[inputAccesoryView addSubview:minusButton];
self.myTextField.inputAccessoryView = inputAccesoryView;
And add the methods of this button in your viewController:
-(void)changeNumberSing
{
if ([self.myTextField.text hasPrefix:@"-"])
{
self.myTextField.text = [self.myTextField.text substringFromIndex:1];
}else
{
self.myTextField.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"-%@",self.myTextField.text];
}
}