Question

How can I create a number pad with a decimal point separator character option in Xcode’s Interface Builder Storyboard?

Changing Keyboard Type to Number Pad doesn’t show a decimal option:

Answer 1

In iOS 4.1, there is a number pad with a decimal point available. You can select it programatically (in case you are supporting versions of iOS before 4.1) like so:

inputBoxTextField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeNumbersAndPunctuation;
if (([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] doubleValue] >= 4.1)) {
    inputBoxTextField.keyboardType = UIKeyboardTypeDecimalPad;
}

You could choose any appropriate keyboard type (line 1). In this case, NumbersAndPunctuation includes a period in case the user’s iOS version is before 4.1.