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likejudo
likejudo

Reputation: 3726

How to have numeric keyboard popup to input in TextBox on Windows Mobile 6.53? (C++ vs2008)

How to have numeric keyboard popup to input in TextBox on Windows Mobile 6.53? (C++ vs2008)

When one clicks in a text box, the numeric keypad should popup - not the full keyboard.

I searched for other threads, but a solution does not seem to exist. (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd183783(v=vs.90).aspx)

This code fails - it does not bring up the numeric keypad, but the full qwerty keyboard:

hwndCtl = GetDlgItem(hwndDlg, IDC_PASSWORD);

SHSetImeMode(hwndCtl, SHIME_MODE_NUMBERS);

This does not compile - it does not recognize Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms (I am unable to find the header file to include for this, if it exists):

Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms::InputModeEditor.SetInputMode(hwndCtl,Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms.InputMode.Numeric);

error C2065: 'Microsoft' : undeclared identifier

Is there a way to do this without writing my own dialog?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1516

Answers (2)

likejudo
likejudo

Reputation: 3726

I ended up creating my own numeric keypad since I did not receive any replies for a long time.

Upvotes: 0

MrGomez
MrGomez

Reputation: 23886

You have the right idea, you're just missing the right import statement.

According to the documentation for InputModeEditor.SetInputMode:

Specifies the input mode on a Smartphone. ... You can set the input mode only on a TextBox.

Its example, however, is too terse. However, according to the documentation for InputModeEditor, here's what you need to do:

using Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms;
...
hwndCtl = GetDlgItem(hwndDlg, IDC_PASSWORD);
InputModeEditor.SetInputMode(hwndCtl,InputMode.Numeric);

To access members from the namespace you desire, you have to use it.

This documentation may also help you.

Upvotes: 2

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