How do I show the keyboard by default in UITextView?

Question

I want to create a view that consists solely of a UITextView. When the view is first shown, by default, I\'d like the keyboard to be visible and ready for text

Answer 1

to accomplish that just send the becomeFirstResponder message to your UITextField, as follows (assuming you have an outlet called textField, pointing to the field in question):

- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
    [super viewWillAppear:animated];
    [textField becomeFirstResponder];
}