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

How can I do it in .java file because i m generating a editbox dynamically.

Answer 3

To do it in a Java file:

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