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In flutter, is it possible to customize the keyboard keys. For example, I want to disable , - and |_| keys in this keyboard, so that TextField only allows numbers. Snapshot of keyboard

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cool_stuff_coming Avatar asked Feb 21 '19 11:02

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You can disable the native keyboard by intercepting the PlatformChannel.

I wrote the plugin cool-ui to achieve the effect.

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Kevin Avatar answered Oct 21 '22 16:10

Kevin


You can change your keyboard type using for exemple

keyboardType: TextInputType.number,

or you can try to build your custom Keyboard.

this plugin can be goood keyboard_actions to add functionality to the existing keyboard.

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Mohamed hassan kadri Avatar answered Oct 21 '22 17:10

Mohamed hassan kadri