Customkeyboard Implemention with UISearchBar? - iphone

Question

I try to implement customkeyboard with UISearchBar .first of all my mainclass.h where i use UISearchBar is look like this
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
#class PashtoKeyboard;
#class SearchBar;
#interface MainViewController : UIViewController<UISearchBarDelegate > {
IBOutlet SearchBar *searchBar;
PashtoKeyboard *pashtoKeyboard;
}
#property(nonatomic,retain) PashtoKeyboard *pashtoKeyboard;
#property (nonatomic,retain) SearchBar *searchBar;
#end
Now my mainclass.m
#import "MainViewController.h"
#import "PashtoKeyboard.h"
#import "SearchBar.h"
#implementation MainViewController
#synthesize pashtoKeyboard,searchBar;
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
//Create Pashto Keyboard
PashtoKeyboard *pashtoKey = [[PashtoKeyboard alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0, 460.0-216.0, 320.0, 216.0)];
[pashtoKey loadView];
//[self.view addSubview:hebKey];
[pashtoKey addTarget:self action:#selector(pashtoKeyboard_clicked:) forControlEvents:1001];
[pashtoKey addTarget:self action:#selector(pashtoKeyboardBackspace_clicked:) forControlEvents:1002];
[pashtoKey addTarget:self action:#selector(pashtoKeyboardEnter_clicked:) forControlEvents:1003];
[self setPashtoKeyboard:pashtoKey];
//[hebKey setHidden:YES];
[pashtoKey release];
searchBar.inputView = pashtoKey;
searchBar.delegate=self;
searchBar.userInteractionEnabled=YES;
}
#pragma mark Pashto Keyboard Methods
- (void) pashtoKeyboard_clicked:(id)sender{
[searchBar setText:[pashtoKeyboard keyboardText]];
}
- (void) pashtoKeyboardBackspace_clicked:(id)sender{
[searchBar setText:[pashtoKeyboard keyboardText]];
}
- (void) pashtoKeyboardEnter_clicked:(id)sender{
[searchBar setText:[pashtoKeyboard keyboardText]];
}
In SearchBar.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#interface SearchBar : UISearchBar {
}
#property (readwrite, retain) UIView *inputView;
#end
in SearchBar.m
#import "SearchBar.h"
#implementation SearchBar
#synthesize inputView;
- (void)dealloc {
[super dealloc];
}
#end
And then finally i have PashtoKeyboard.h and PashtoKeyboard.m where i create my custom keyboard,due to large coding i not show these classes code here i tested its with textveiw and textfield.
But it not works with UISearchBar .can some one guide me how to do this.thanx

Answer 1

You need to set the inputView of the UITextField that the UISearchBar is using in order to get the user input. You can do this by searching through the subviews of the search bar and finding the text field. Add this to the viewDidLoad method of your mainclass:
for (UIView *view in searchBar.subviews) {
if ([view isKindOfClass: [UITextField class]]) {
UITextField *textField = (UITextField *)view;
textField.inputView = // Your custom keyboard (PashtoKeyboard)
break;
}
}