Identify Input Purpose

On Android, you can set a content type by using the android:optimizeForAutoFill property.

The following values are defined:

• creditCardExpirationDate: auto-fillcredit card expiration date

• creditCardExpirationDay: credit card expiration day

• creditCardExpirationMonth: credit card expiration month

• creditCardExpirationYear: credit card expiration year

• creditCardNumber: credit card number

• creditCardSecurityCode: credit card security code

• emailAddress: email address

• name: name

• password: password

• phone: phone number

• postalAddress: postal address

• postalCode: postal code

• username: username

Example of using autofillHints:

On Android, you can set a keyboard type by using the android:inputType property. You can combine values with each other.

The following constants are defined:

• date: for entering a date

• datetime: for entering a date and time

• none: to disable input

• number: for entering a number

• numberDecimal: for entering decimal numbers

• numberPassword: for entering a numeric password

• numberSigned: for entering a positive or negative number

• phone: for entering a telephone number

• text: for entering normal text

• textAutoComplete: to enable automatic completion

• textAutoCorrect: to enable automatic correction

• textCapCharacters: to automatically convert characters to uppercase

• textCapSentences: to automatically capitalize sentences

• textCapWords: to automatically capitalize words

• textEmailAddress: for entering an email address

• textEmailSubject: for entering the subject of an email

• textFilter: for entering text to filter with

• textImeMultiLine: to force entering multiple lines of text

• textLongMessage: for entering a long message

• textMultiLine: for entering multiple lines of text

• textNoSuggestions: to disable suggestions

• textPassword: for entering a password

• textPersonName: for entering a name

• textPhonetic: for entering phonetic text

• textPostalAddress: for entering a postal address

• textShortMessage: for entering a short message

• textUri: for entering a URL

• textVisiblePassword: for entering a visible password

• textWebEditText: for entering text in a web form

• textWebEmailAddress: for entering an email address in a web form

• textWebPassword: for entering a password in a web form

• time: for entering a time

Example of using inputType: