Allow only alphanumeric characters for a UITextField

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Use the UITextFieldDelegate method -textField:shouldChangeCharactersInRange:replacementString: with an NSCharacterSet containing the inverse of the characters you want to allow. For example:

// in -init, -initWithNibName:bundle:, or similar
NSCharacterSet *blockedCharacters = [[[NSCharacterSet alphanumericCharacterSet] invertedSet] retain];

- (BOOL)textField:(UITextField *)field shouldChangeCharactersInRange:(NSRange)range replacementString:(NSString *)characters
{
    return ([characters rangeOfCharacterFromSet:blockedCharacters].location == NSNotFound);
}

// in -dealloc
[blockedCharacters release];

Note that you’ll need to declare that your class implements the protocol (i.e. @interface MyClass : SomeSuperclass <UITextFieldDelegate>) and set the text field’s delegate to the instance of your class.

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