---
title: inputView
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uiresponder/inputview
---

# inputView

The custom input view to display when the responder becomes the first responder.

## Declaration

```swift
var inputView: UIView? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property is typically used to provide a view to replace the system-supplied keyboard that’s presented for UITextField and UITextView objects. The value of this read-only property is nil. A responder object that requires a custom view to gather input from the user should redeclare this property as read-write and use it to manage its custom input view. When the responder becomes the first responder, the responder infrastructure presents the specified input view automatically. Similarly, when the responder resigns its first responder status, the responder infrastructure automatically dismisses the specified input view.

## See Also

### Managing input views

- [inputViewController](uikit/uiresponder/inputviewcontroller.md)
- [inputAccessoryView](uikit/uiresponder/inputaccessoryview.md)
- [inputAccessoryViewController](uikit/uiresponder/inputaccessoryviewcontroller.md)
- [reloadInputViews()](uikit/uiresponder/reloadinputviews().md)