How to disable a UITextField keyboard without hiding it?

Question

I have an animation, during which I want to disable the keyboard but not hide it. I even tried self.view.userInteractionEnabled = NO;, but that hides the keyboard. I guess it must call resignFirstResponder.

hi Matt, do you have resolved this problem?? can u share it in this page? thank you — R. Dewi, May 19 '11 at 03:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 16 '14 at 16:03

To disable everything, you can use

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] beginIgnoringInteractionEvents];

right before you start the animation and

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] endIgnoringInteractionEvents];

after the animation finishes, e.g., in its completion block.

ma11hew28 · Answer 2 · 2014-05-16T16:05:44.987

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You can disable the keyboard without dismissing it by doing:

NSArray *windows = [UIApplication sharedApplication].windows;
if ([windows count] > 1) {
    UIWindow *keyboardWindow = windows[1];
    keyboardWindow.userInteractionEnabled = NO;
}

But, it's obviously very hackish & fragile, and I'm not sure if it complies with Apple's terms.

edited May 16 '14 at 16:05

answered Jun 23 '11 at 16:02

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have you use it in developing a product for apple app store? – R. Dewi Jun 24 '11 at 09:36

How to disable a UITextField keyboard without hiding it?

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