How do I show the number keyboard on an EditText in android?

Question

I just basically want to switch to the number pad mode as soon a certain EditText has the focus.

Answer 1

You can configure an inputType for your EditText:

<EditText android:inputType="number" ... />

Answer 2

To do it in a Java file:

EditText input = new EditText(this); input.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);