Add button to EntryElement

Question

I have created an EntryElement in which the user enters a phone number.How can I add a button at the end of the element so that the user can press the button and make a call?

Why not make that an answer instead of a comment? It's exactly what to do! — Krumelur, Mar 06 '12 at 18:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 16 '16 at 06:58

I know this doesn't exactly answer the question but I struggled for quite a while until I found the answer by @Janub which put me on the right track. Here is the code that I currently have working.

public class NextNumericCell : EntryElement
{
    readonly EventHandler handler;
    public NextNumericCell (string caption, string placeholder, string value, EventHandler onClick ) : base(caption,placeholder,value) 
    {
        handler = onClick;
    }

    protected override UITextField CreateTextField (CGRect frame)
    {
        var textField = base.CreateTextField (frame);
        var toolBar = new UIToolbar (new CGRect (0, 0, frame.Width, 35));
        var spacerButton = new UIBarButtonItem (UIBarButtonSystemItem.FlexibleSpace);
        var buttonTitle = ReturnKeyType == null ? "SetButtonTitle" : ReturnKeyType.ToString ();
        var nextButton = new UIBarButtonItem (buttonTitle, UIBarButtonItemStyle.Plain, handler);
        toolBar.Items = new UIBarButtonItem [] { spacerButton, nextButton };
        textField.InputAccessoryView = toolBar;
        return textField;
    }
}

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '12 at 07:18

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You need to create a new element that is a subclass of an EntryElement, override the get cell method and add to the accessoryView the button .

answered Mar 07 '12 at 07:18

Janub

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I you dont know how to get back to the application after that the conversation is finished, then take a look at this. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9264065/is-it-possible-to-go-back-automatically-into-the-application-after-calling-a-num – MemoDreamer Mar 07 '12 at 08:25
The property AccessoryView of the cell is null.Instead I added the button to the subviews of the cell as `_cell.Subviews[0].AddSubview(btn)`. Is this the same? – Aristeidis Bampakos Mar 13 '12 at 10:19

Add button to EntryElement

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