API Use "number" HTML5 type for NumericField by default

docs/en/changelogs/3.2.0.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
  * Minimum PHP version raised to 5.3.3
  * DataObject::validate() method visibility changed to public
+ * NumericField now uses HTML5 "number" type instead of "text"
  * UploadField "Select from files" shows files in all folders by default
  * UploadField won't display an overwrite warning unless Upload:replaceFile is true
  * HtmlEditorField no longer substitutes `<blockquote />` for indented text

forms/NumericField.php

@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ public function Type() {
 		return 'numeric text';
 	}
 
+	public function getAttributes() {
+		return array_merge(parent::getAttributes(), array(
+			'type' => 'number',
+			'step' => 'any' // allows entering float/decimal numbers like "1.2" instead of just integers
+		));
+	}
+
 	public function validate($validator) {
 		if(!$this->value && !$validator->fieldIsRequired($this->name)) {
 			return true;

tests/forms/NumericFieldTest.php

@@ -34,4 +34,13 @@ public function testValidator() {
 		$field->setValue('12.00');
 		$this->assertFalse($field->validate($validator));
 	}
-}
+
+	public function testNumberTypeOnInputHtml() {
+		$field = new NumericField('Number');
+
+		$html = $field->Field();
+		$this->assertContains('type="number"', $html, 'number type set');
+		$this->assertContains('step="any"', $html, 'step value set to any');
+	}
+
+}