KEYBOARDHINT attribute
The KEYBOARDHINT
attribute gives an indication of the kind of data the
form field contains, allowing the front-end to adapt the keyboard accordingly.
Syntax
KEYBOARDHINT = {
DEFAULT |
EMAIL |
NUMBER |
PHONE |
URL }
Usage
The KEYBOARDHINT
attribute can be used to give a hint to the front-end,
regarding the kind of data the form field will contain. Based on this hint, the front-end will open
the virtual keyboard adapted to the data type; especially useful when designing application forms
for mobile platforms.
Valid values for
KEYBOARDHINT
are:DEFAULT
: Display a virtual keyboard that allows to enter values for the data type of the program variable bound to the form field.EMAIL
: Display a virtual keyboard to enter an email address.NUMBER
: Display a virtual keyboard to enter a numeric value.PHONE
: Display a virtual keyboard to enter a phone number.URL
: Display a virtual keyboard to enter a URL.
Example
EDIT f23 = customer.cust_phone, KEYBOARDHINT=PHONE;