android default keyboard layout -

i'm developing app nexus 7, , need edittext show keyboard view numbers , special characters. know can set layout edittext inputtype, problem if set inputtype="number" dialpad appears , not possible switch characters view. need (is customer's request) open keyboard layout shown when click on key "123" in bottom left. i've tried combinations of setrawinputtype , setinputtype no luck. combination shows dialpad

txtlinecode.setinputtype(inputtype.type_class_text); txtlinecode.setrawinputtype(inputtype.type_class_number); 

this combination shows dialpad too

txtlinecode.setinputtype(inputtype.type_class_text); txtlinecode.setrawinputtype(inputtype.type_number_variation_normal|inputtype.type_class_number); 

here screenshots better explain need

this default keyboard

this layout shown when click on "?123" , need show default

this layout shown if set inputtype="number", not allow switch lecters layout

by moment edittext prevalently numbers, should contains numbers, can do?

many thanks

i think found quite elegant solution: i've used drawable in textbox (in case drawableright), , i've assigned click listener on drawable executes switch between numeric , text mode. i'm able assign listener on drawable using little trick taken handling click events on drawable within edittext :

public class myedittextextends edittext {      private drawable drawableright;     private drawable drawableleft;     private drawable drawabletop;     private drawable drawablebottom;   //your stuff here  @override     public void setcompounddrawables(drawable left, drawable top, drawable right, drawable bottom) {         if (right != null) {             drawableright = right;         }          if (left != null) {             drawableleft = left;         }         super.setcompounddrawables(left, top, right, bottom);     } view.onclicklistener _leftdrawableclicklistener = null; view.onclicklistener _rightdrawableclicklistener = null;  public void setleftdrawableclicklistener(view.onclicklistener clicklistener) {     _leftdrawableclicklistener = clicklistener; }  public void setrightdrawableclicklistener(view.onclicklistener clicklistener) {     _rightdrawableclicklistener = clicklistener; }  @override     public boolean ontouchevent(motionevent event) {          if (event.getaction() == motionevent.action_down) {             int x, y;             rect bounds;             x = (int) event.getx();             y = (int) event.gety();             // works left since container shares 0,0 origin bounds             if (drawableleft != null) {                 bounds = drawableleft.getbounds();                 if (bounds.contains(x - fuzz, y - fuzz)) {                     try {                         _leftdrawableclicklistener.onclick(this);                     } catch (exception e) {                     }                     if (consumeevent) {                         event.setaction(motionevent.action_cancel);                         return false;                     }                 }             } else if (drawableright != null) {                 bounds = drawableright.getbounds();                 if (x >= (this.getright() - bounds.width() - fuzz) && x <= (this.getright() - this.getpaddingright() + fuzz) && y >= (this.getpaddingtop() - fuzz) && y <= (this.getheight() - this.getpaddingbottom()) + fuzz) {                      try {                         _rightdrawableclicklistener.onclick(this);                     } catch (exception e) {                     }                     if (consumeevent) {                         event.setaction(motionevent.action_cancel);                         return false;                     }                 }             } else if (drawabletop != null) {                 // not implemented yet             } else if (drawablebottom != null) {                 // not implemented yet             }         }          return super.ontouchevent(event);     }   @override     protected void finalize() throws throwable {         drawableright = null;         drawablebottom = null;         drawableleft = null;         drawabletop = null;         super.finalize();     }  } 

once custom edittext has been created, used code in activity

myedittext = (edittext) findviewbyid(r.id.myedittext);         myedittext.setrightdrawableclicklistener(new onclicklistener() {              @override             public void onclick(view v) {                 if (myedittext.getinputtype() != inputtype.type_class_text) {                     myedittext.setinputtype(inputtype.type_class_text);                     myedittext.setrawinputtype(inputtype.type_class_text);                     myedittext.setcompounddrawableswithintrinsicbounds(0, 0, r.drawable.keyboard_123, 0);                  } else {                     myedittext.setrawinputtype(inputtype.type_class_number);                     myedittext.setinputtype(inputtype.type_class_number);                     myedittext.setcompounddrawableswithintrinsicbounds(0, 0, r.drawable.keyboard_abc, 0);                 }              }         }); 

this result: when edittext first shown appears this

and clicking on "abc" image becomes this

hope can someone