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## Why Use Different Input Types? Keyboard input types help us get the required input from the user. It removes unnecessary keys and includes the necessary ones. Users can set the input type using the keyboard property of UITextField. * For example: Text Field (textField). keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeDefault Keyboard Input Types | Input Type | Description | | --- | --- | | UIKeyboardTypeASCIICapable | Keyboard includes all standard ASCII characters. | | UIKeyboardTypeNumbersAndPunctuation | Keyboard displays numbers and punctuation. | | UIKeyboardTypeURL | Keyboard is optimized for URL entry. | | UIKeyboardTypeNumberPad | Keyboard is used for PIN input and displays a numeric keypad. | | UIKeyboardTypePhonePad | Keyboard is optimized for entering phone numbers. | | UIKeyboardTypeNamePhonePad | Keyboard is used for entering names or phone numbers. | | UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress | Keyboard is optimized for entering email addresses. | | UIKeyboardTypeDecimalPad | Keyboard is used for entering decimal numbers. | | UIKeyboardTypeTwitter | Keyboard is optimized for Twitter @ and # symbols. | ## Adding the Custom Method addTextFieldWithDifferentKeyboard -(void) addTextFieldWithDifferentKeyboard{ UITextField *textField1= [initWithFrame: CGRectMake(20, 50, 280, 30)]; textField1.delegate = self; textField1.borderStyle = UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect; textField1.placeholder = @"Default Keyboard"; [self.view addSubview:textField1]; UITextField *textField2 = [initWithFrame: CGRectMake(20, 100, 280, 30)]; textField2.delegate = self; textField2.borderStyle = UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect; textField2.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeASCIICapable; textField2.placeholder = @"ASCII keyboard"; [self.view addSubview:textField2]; UITextField *textField3 = [initWithFrame: CGRectMake(20, 150, 280, 30)]; textField3.delegate = self; textField3.borderStyle = UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect; textField3.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypePhonePad; textField3.placeholder = @"Phone pad keyboard"; [self.view addSubview:textField3]; UITextField *textField4 = [initWithFrame: CGRectMake(20, 200, 280, 30)]; textField4.delegate = self; textField4.borderStyle = UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect; textField4.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeDecimalPad; textField4.placeholder = @"Decimal pad keyboard"; [self.view addSubview:textField4]; UITextField *textField5= [initWithFrame: CGRectMake(20, 250, 280, 30)]; textField5.delegate = self; textField5.borderStyle = UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect; textField5.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeEmailAddress; textField5.placeholder = @"Email keyboard"; [self.view addSubview:textField5]; UITextField *textField6= [initWithFrame: CGRectMake(20, 300, 280, 30)]; textField6.delegate = self; textField6.borderStyle = UITextBorderStyleRoundedRect; textField6.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeURL; textField6.placeholder = @"URL keyboard"; [self.view addSubview:textField6];} Update viewDidLoad in ViewController.m as follows: (void)viewDidLoad { ; //The custom method to create textfield with different keyboard input ; //Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib} ## Output * * * Now when we run the application, we get the following output:  Selecting different text fields will show different keyboards.