How to change the frame of UIKeyBoard programmatically in iOS
Well, i have gone through some decent goggling before posting this question but was unsuccessful in finding the right answers. I cant really explain my entire app scenario here as it is a bit complex to explain. So, let me make this question very very simple. How can i change the frame of the UIKeyBoard .ie I want the UIKeyBoard to rotate or translate 90 degrees upwards to support my view position. Is there a way out for me?
You can't change the default keyboard. You can, however, create a custom UIView to be used as keyboard replacement by setting it as inputView on, for example, a UITextField.
While creating a custom keyboard takes a bit of time, it works well with older iOS versions ( inputView on the UITextField is available in iOS 3.2 and later) and supports physical keyboards (the keyboard is hidden automatically if one is connected).
Here's some sample code to create a vertical keyboard:
Interface:
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
@interface CustomKeyboardView : UIView
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIView *innerInputView;
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIView *underlayingView;
- (id)initForUnderlayingView:(UIView*)underlayingView;
@end
Implementation:
#import "CustomKeyboardView.h"
@implementation CustomKeyboardView
@synthesize innerInputView=_innerInputView;
@synthesize underlayingView=_underlayingView;
- (id)initForUnderlayingView:(UIView*)underlayingView
{
// Init a CustomKeyboardView with the size of the underlying view
// You might want to set an autoresizingMask on the innerInputView.
self = [super initWithFrame:underlayingView.bounds];
if (self)
{
self.underlayingView = underlayingView;
// Create the UIView that will contain the actual keyboard
self.innerInputView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 100, underlayingView.bounds.size.height)];
// You would need to add your custom buttons to this view; for this example, it's just red
self.innerInputView.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];
[self addSubview:self.innerInputView];
}
return self;
}
-(id)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
{
// A hitTest is executed whenever the user touches this UIView or any of its subviews.
id hitTest = [super hitTest:point withEvent:event];
// Since we want to ignore any clicks on the "transparent" part (this view), we execute another hitTest on the underlying view.
if (hitTest == self)
{
return [self.underlayingView hitTest:point withEvent:nil];
}
return hitTest;
}
@end
Using the custom keyboard in some UIViewController:
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
CustomKeyboardView *customKeyboard = [[CustomKeyboardView alloc] initForUnderlayingView:self.view];
textField.inputView = customKeyboard;
}