iPhone UITextField: how to insert new line by the return key?

Question

I want to get a carriage return/new line by hitting the return key on an UITextField's keyboard. I've found out, that textFieldShouldReturn gets called.

But how do I insert a carriage return in the text field?

Answer 1

You want to use a UITextView instead. UITextFields are meant for single line input whereas UITextViews support multi-line input.