InputPurpose
- class InputPurpose
Describes primary purpose of the input widget.
This information is useful for on-screen keyboards and similar input methods to decide which keys should be presented to the user.
Note that the purpose is not meant to impose a totally strict rule about allowed characters, and does not replace input validation. It is fine for an on-screen keyboard to let the user override the character set restriction that is expressed by the purpose. The application is expected to validate the entry contents, even if it specified a purpose.
The difference between DIGITS and
NUMBER is that the former accepts only digits
while the latter also some punctuation (like commas or points, plus,
minus) and “e” or “E” as in 3.14E+000.
This enumeration may be extended in the future; input methods should interpret unknown values as “free form”.
Fields
- class InputPurpose
- ALPHA
Allow only alphabetic characters
- DIGITS
Allow only digits
- EMAIL
Edited field expects email address
- FREE_FORM
Allow any character
- NAME
Edited field expects the name of a person
- NUMBER
Edited field expects numbers
- PHONE
Edited field expects phone number
- TERMINAL
Allow any character, in addition to control codes
- URL
Edited field expects URL