How to HIDE the iPad keyboard from a MODAL view controller?

Question

I\'m trying to hide the iPad keyboard from a modal view controller but it doesn\'t work. I have tried resignFirstResponder but that doesn\'t have any affect if we are in a m

Answer 1

This was a total pain to find. Seems like one of the poorer API designs in iOS. Much appreciation to @0xced and @manicaesar for the answers.

Here's my consolidated answer for future devs who are stuck beating their head against the wall.

If it's a single view controller, just override disablesAutomaticKeyboardDismissal and return NO.

If it's a navigation controller in a modal, create your own UINavigationController subclass like so:

In .h...

@interface MyNavigationController : UINavigationController

@end

In .m....

@implementation MyNavigationController


#pragma mark -
#pragma mark UIViewController
- (BOOL)disablesAutomaticKeyboardDismissal {
    return NO;
}

@end

In your code that shows a modal view controller.

UIViewController *someViewController = [[UIViewController alloc] init];

MyNavigationController *navController = [[MyNavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:someViewController];

navController.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationFormSheet;
navController.modalTransitionStyle = UIModalTransitionStyleFlipHorizontal;
[self presentModalViewController:navController animated:YES];