-- Current display text field being edited 
local currentField
-- Group to contain input text field
local fieldGroup = display.newGroup()
-- Reference to input text field
local inputtext
 
-- Handler for text input
function handleInput( event )
        if event.phase == "submitted" or event.phase == "ended" then
                if event.phase == "submitted" then
                        currentField.text = inputtext.text
                end
                fieldGroup:remove(inputtext)
                inputtext = nil
                native.setKeyboardFocus( nil )
                currentField = nil
        end
end
 
-- Touch handler to start edit operation on target text field
-- Edit field is positioned at the same x/y and with same height/width as text box being edited
 
function onTouch( event )
        if event.phase == "began" then  
                currentField = event.target
                if inputtext == nil then 
                        inputtext = native.newTextField(event.target.x - event.target.contentWidth/2, event.target.y - event.target.contentHeight/2, event.target.contentWidth, 30, handleInput)
                        fieldGroup:insert(inputtext)
                        inputtext.text = event.target.text              
                        native.setKeyboardFocus(inputtext)
                else
                        fieldGroup:remove(inputtext)
                        native.setKeyboardFocus(nil)                    
                end
        end
end
 
-- "Editable" text boxes
local displayText = display.newText("Touch me to edit...", 120, 120, native.systemFont, 24)
displayText.index = 1
local displayText2 = display.newText("Touch me...", 120, 160, native.systemFont, 24)
displayText2.index = 2
local displayText3 = display.newText("Touch me three...", 120, 200, native.systemFont, 24)
displayText3.index = 3
 
-- Touch listeners
displayText:addEventListener("touch",onTouch )
displayText2:addEventListener("touch",onTouch )
displayText3:addEventListener("touch",onTouch )