Change text of "Return" keyboard button

Question

How can I change the standard text of the "Return" button to something else?

I want it to be "Add".

Possible duplicate of : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4489879/ios-keyboard-with-go-button-instead-of-return — Jayprakash Dubey, May 08 '15 at 06:49

macbirdie · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-27T11:20:48.667

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Unfortunately, you can change "Return" into only one of these predefined labels with the returnKeyType property:

So maybe you should choose "Next" if a data entry kind of activity is what you're after.

More information here.

edited Nov 27 '15 at 11:20

answered Jun 10 '09 at 17:23

macbirdie

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From now on I'm using Yahoo as the default action button text in my iOS apps. – Michael Mar 25 '15 at 13:26
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That's weird nobody thinks about "Save" label. – Ben Jun 18 '15 at 10:23
iOS 9 supports UIReturnKeyType Send – cmario Nov 29 '15 at 22:16
It's supported since iOS 2.0, actually. – macbirdie Nov 29 '15 at 22:19
Isn't it kind of ridiculous that these options have not changed in 2018? I wanted to set my return label to "Ask". Oh well I guess Send will have to suffice. – Supertecnoboff Mar 17 '18 at 16:16

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 03 '15 at 03:53

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You can use this simple way: [textField setReturnKeyType:UIReturnKeyNext]; or [textField setReturnKeyType:UIReturnKeyGo]; instead of "Add" button.

Other, you create a programmatically keyboard with buttons which you want.

edited Nov 03 '15 at 03:53

answered Nov 03 '15 at 03:41

AmyNguyen

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 08 '18 at 02:29

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iOS 9 now supports Send button. This is the following swift code

self.liveChatMessage.returnKeyType = .Send

Objective C:

[self.liveChatMessage setReturnKeyType: UIReturnKeyTypeSend];

edited Mar 08 '18 at 02:29

Jessedc

answered Nov 29 '15 at 22:15

cmario

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