Question

In Android, how can I make the keypad that is displayed for user input, display a number keypad “123456789.+-“, instead of the default QWERTY keyboard? I need it to display this for ease of data entry.

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          <EditText
                    android:id="@+id/etCYLl"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
                    android:layout_weight="1"
                    android:background="@drawable/myedittext"

                    android:ems="10"
                    android:inputType="numberDecimal|numberSigned"
                    android:digits="0123456789.+-"
                    android:nextFocusForward="@+id/etAXEl"
                    android:paddingLeft="5dp"
                    android:paddingRight="5dp"
                    android:singleLine="true" />

Answer 1

You need to write a keyboard to use for the app. You can change the custom keys used in the keyboard, check here: http://www.droid-life.com/2010/04/22/create-your-own-custom-htc_ime-keyboard/