Decimal keyboard for Android?

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Hi guys,

I was searching for a way to display a decimal keyboard on android and ios, but the docs state that it’s not supported for android. Is there any work around? I tried using the dial keyboard but there is no decimal point in there :confused:

Kind regards,

Bram

#2

You can create your own (using Corona)! :slight_smile: And it will work the same on both iOS and Android.

#3

Hi Jerejigga,

that’d be a last resort. Are you sure there is no way of making it work with the native keyboard?

#4

The decimal keyboard for Android is not supported. It does not work across all versions of Android and all devices. If I remember correctly LG is one of the device families that it doesn’t work on. Your best bet if you need a decimal point is to use the phone keyboard.

Also look at our Corona Calculator sample: It has a custom built keyboard:

https://github.com/coronalabs-samples/Corona-Calculator

Rob

#5

Thanks for the tips, I decided to just use the regular keyboard for now and update the keyboard with an update.

I’ve got one more question:

I want to check if the input from the textfield are numbers only, I tried using this code:

 if(addScreen.nameTxtField.text:match("%D")) then else --Proceed end

But it’s not working. Any thoughts?

#6

You can create your own (using Corona)! :slight_smile: And it will work the same on both iOS and Android.

#7

Hi Jerejigga,

that’d be a last resort. Are you sure there is no way of making it work with the native keyboard?

#8

The decimal keyboard for Android is not supported. It does not work across all versions of Android and all devices. If I remember correctly LG is one of the device families that it doesn’t work on. Your best bet if you need a decimal point is to use the phone keyboard.

Also look at our Corona Calculator sample: It has a custom built keyboard:

https://github.com/coronalabs-samples/Corona-Calculator

Rob

#9

Thanks for the tips, I decided to just use the regular keyboard for now and update the keyboard with an update.

I’ve got one more question:

I want to check if the input from the textfield are numbers only, I tried using this code:

 if(addScreen.nameTxtField.text:match("%D")) then else --Proceed end

But it’s not working. Any thoughts?