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Not able to hide keyboard while using Search Widget

I am using Search Widget to implement search interface in my app in action bar. As soon as the activity starts the keyboard pops up even if I have not interacted with the search widget. So for that I added the attribute in the activity tag in manifest file windowSoftInputMode giving value either stateHidden or stateAlwaysHidden but this did not worked. So I tried to do it programmatically using the hideSoftInputFromWindow method but this also did not worked.
What does this causes to pop up the keyboard even after the attributes are set not to show and how to solve this issue? Please help!

Try to Use this functions to show OR hide the keyboard:
/**
* Hides the soft keyboard
*/
public void hideSoftKeyboard() {
if(getCurrentFocus()!=null) {
InputMethodManager inputMethodManager = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
inputMethodManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(),
0);
}
}
/**
* Shows the soft keyboard
*/
public void showSoftKeyboard(View view) {
InputMethodManager inputMethodManager = (InputMethodManager)
getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
view.requestFocus();
inputMethodManager.showSoftInput(view, 0);
}

Just set focus as false at first time when that screen loaded. By default when screen loaded, the focus goes to first edittext and Keyboard appears.set like this
view.setFocusable(false);
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getContext().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
and on clickListener of that view make that view as focused. by using
view.requestFocus();

You can try to set the focus on any other view of the activity like this:
view.requestFocus();

I spotted the problem and solved the issue. I was using android.widget.SearchView and changed it to android.support.v7.widget.SearchView, after which I didn't even need to use windowSoftInputMode in the manifest or the hideSoftInputFromWindow() method. Please note!

What will android system do when user taps outside a dialog?

I have a dialog includes edittext, when user tabs the dialog and not on the keyboard or on the edittext, dialog will dismiss and so does softkeyboard, what does system deal with this action? It can dismiss the keyboard sometimes and others does not, I am confused about it. Thank you!

use
public void hideKeyboard(){
Activity activity = (Activity) mContext;
View view = activity.getCurrentFocus();
if (view != null) {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)activity.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
}
}
add
softInputmode:statehidden inside of manifest activity tag

How to close keyboard on any click event?

I have multiple edit text and button on screen, on every button click there are some validation if validation is successful then i have to hide keyboard. I have tried so many code but nothing work.
Currently i am using,
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) cntx.getSystemService(Activity.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS, 0);
This is toggle, it opens if keyboard is hidden, but i wants to hide keyboard whether it is open or not.

Make one function like this, and Call from anywhere by passing context
like this :
public static void hideKeyBoard_WithView(Context context) {
// Check if no view has focus:
View view = ((Activity) context).getCurrentFocus();
if (view != null) {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
}
}
Hope it will help you ! :) just try !

edittext.setFocusable(true);
edittext.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
//try using this.. make the parameter as false when u dont required the keyboard & write the onclick method on edit text & make parameters true to get the focus again

Get current focussed view and using that view window token hide your keyboard.
View view = this.getCurrentFocus(); // get current focussed edittext
if (view != null) {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
}

Hiding soft keyboard without having focus

I am using a FrameLayout to show an EditText and a ListView (with checkboxes) alternately. When showing an EditText, I would like the soft keyboard to be shown. And when showing the ListView, I would like the soft keyboard to be hidden. Now usually a focus is needed in order to hide the soft keyboard. When my ListView gets shown, then getCurrentFocus() returns null. Is there a way to hide the soft keyboard, without having a focus?
I am showing the soft keyboard like that:
public static void requestFocusAndMoveCursorToTheEndAndShowKeyboard(final EditText editTextParam, final Activity activityParam) {
if (editTextParam == null) {
return;
}
if (editTextParam.requestFocus()) {
editTextParam.setSelection(editTextParam.getText().length()); // move Cursor to the end of the EditText
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) activityParam.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
}
}
And I am trying to hide the soft keyboard like that:
public static void hideSoftInputKeyboardFromWindow(Activity activityParam) {
if (activityParam == null) {
return;
}
View view = activityParam.getCurrentFocus();
if (view != null) {
InputMethodManager inputMethodManager = (InputMethodManager) activityParam.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
inputMethodManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
}
}

Make use of .clearFocus(); on edittext when you don't want a focus on it.

In your AndroidMenifest.xml add this:
<activity android:name="com.your.package.ActivityName"
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden" />

Try this:
Write following method to youractivity or to your utility class
/**
* Hide soft keypad
*
*/
public static void hideKeyboard(Activity activity, View v) {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) activity.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(v.getWindowToken(), 0);
}

In your hideSoftInputKeyboardFromWindow method, try:
inputMethodManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
instead of
inputMethodManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
Edit: ok same answer as Dorami

How do you show them alternately? Using different fragments? Or do you simply inflate different layouts? Provide more details with your complete code

Thank you for your answers. Finally I got it solved using a View.OnFocusChangeListener for the EditText, like described here:
Hide soft keyboard on losing focus

Hide softkeyboard on dialog box loading in Android 4.0

I have an activity which opens up a dialog that contains edittexts on a button click. As soon as the dialog opens the softkeyboard shows. I want to prevent this. Only when I click on the edittext in the dialog should the softkeyboard appear. I am using Android 4.
Thanks in advance

To achieve this, set the soft input mode just before you call dialog.Show():
// Build and create your dialog.
AlertDialog dialog = new AlertDialogBuilder(...).create();
// Hide soft keypad by default (will be displayed when user touches any edit field).
dialog.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_HIDDEN);
// Show the dialog.
dialog.show();

This should work is any case:
public void hideKeyboard() {
mActivity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
InputMethodManager inputManager = (InputMethodManager) mActivity
.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(mActivity
.getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(),
InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
}
});
}

adding this to your Manifest is all you hav to do:
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"
Simple, but in case someone was looking here
:)