Program UITextField to go to next line when 'Return' is pressed?

Question

I have a UITextField that it set up with autocapitalization, correction, etc., those type of modifiers. I also have a custom toolbar above the keyboard with a "done" button for closing the keyboard.

However, I need the user to be able to enter "returns" in their text for formatting purposes. I have the following code which triggers when the "return" key is pressed:

- (BOOL)textFieldShouldReturn:(UITextField *)textField {
    [textField resignFirstResponder];
    return NO;
}

However, in this case the return key closes the keyboard. Can someone please tell me how to change this code snippet to instead add a blank line to the growing text the user is entering upon clicking "return"?

Thanks!

Do you HAVE to use a UITextField? UITextView is better suited for this. — JustAnotherCoder, Jul 08 '13 at 03:04
Please do not use the objective-c tag unless you have questions about the actual programming language (and not for questions about the ios library usage)... — lnafziger, Jul 08 '13 at 04:47
check my answer here : http://stackoverflow.com/a/13476467/1572408 — Rudi, Dec 24 '13 at 05:47

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 08 '13 at 03:05

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UITextField does not support multiline text very well. To support multiline text you probably want to use UITextView

answered Jul 08 '13 at 03:05

Simon Goldeen

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Program UITextField to go to next line when 'Return' is pressed?

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