keyboardType

Type

property

Summary

Configures the type of keyboard that is to be displayed.

Syntax

set the keyboardType of <field> to <type>

get the keyboardType of <field>

Description

Use the keyboardType command to configure the type of keyboard that is to be displayed for a field. If set to empty which is the default the type set by the mobileSetKeyboardType command is used to configure the type of keyboard that is to be displayed.

The keyboard type setting takes affect the next time the keyboard is shown. It does not affect the current keyboard, if it is being displayed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
type	enum	The type of keyboard to use. One of:

Examples

set the keyboardType of field "cost" to "alphabet"

set the keyboardType of field "name" to empty

Related

command: mobileSetKeyboardType

message: keyboardDeactivated, keyboardActivated

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 9.5

OS

ios

android

Platforms

mobile