Getting Search Keyboard on iPhone using PhoneGap
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21-09-2019 - |
Question
I have created a search field on a mobile app i am creating via PhoneGap. I've tried using with no luck. I also know that i could get around the visual aspect of the input field via CSS & Javascript, however how do i get the Keyboard to have a "SEARCH" button on the bottom right instead of it saying "RETURN"
Solution
Use
<form> ...
<input type="search" /> ...
</form>
The <form>
is a must.
OTHER TIPS
The following are supported in mobile safari, and therefore PhoneGap since iPhone OS 3.1
Text: <input type="text" />
Telephone: <input type="tel" />
URL: <input type="url" />
Email: <input type="email" />
Zip Code: <input type="text" pattern="[0-9]*" />
Search is not supported as an input type, and would require considerable native work to make happen in PhoneGap.
See here for details: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/StringsTextFonts/Conceptual/TextAndWebiPhoneOS/KeyboardManagement/KeyboardManagement.html
Update: The following input type works as expected:
There are some important things that you have to keep in mind:
It only works on iPhone OS 3.1 +
The input tag MUST be inside a tag.
Also, it is worth noting the following tags as well:
<!-- display a telephone keypad -->
<label for="tiTel">Telephone:</label>
<input type="tel" id="tiTel"/>
<br/>
<!-- display a URL keyboard -->
<label for="tiUrl">URL:</label>
<input type="url" id="tiUrl"/>
<br/>
<!-- display an email keyboard -->
<label for="tiEmail">Email:</label>
<input type="email" id="tiEmail"/>
<br/>
<!-- display a numeric keyboard -->
<label for="tiZip">Zip Code:</label>
<input type="text" pattern="[0-9]*" id="tiZip"/>
<br/>