So i've got an EditText which is disabled initially. When i press a button it enables it, and automatically opens the soft keyboard.
InputMethodManager mgr = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
mgr.showSoftInput(etToDelete, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
After i enter some text in it, i press the EditText which should make it disable again and hide the opened keyboard.
InputMethodManager mgr = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
mgr.hideSoftInputFromWindow(((EditText)view).getWindowToken(), 0);
BUT, what it does is very quickly close and then reopens it. MY GUESS is when you normally press an EditText it opens the keboard, so in this case even though i close it, it reopens it because of that :(
What is the solution? I've tried a couple of methods by which i stop the keyboard from showing when an EditText is pressed, but i was unsuccessfull, if someone could offer me a concrete example of how this should be made, i'd be grateful.
I have same problem I solved so:
first create a class KeyBoardManager:
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
public class KeyBoardManager {
public KeyBoardManager(Context context) {
final Handler handler = new Handler();
final InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
while(true){
try{Thread.sleep(100);}catch (Exception e) {}
handler.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
if(!imm.isAcceptingText()){
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT, InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
}
}
});
}
}
}).start();
}
}
and in method onCreate of first activity you create a new instance of KeyBoardManager like:
public class Main extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
new KeyBoardManager(this);
}
}
and when your edittext is draw in screen for the firs time you call:]
(new Handler()).postDelayed(new Runnable() {
editText.requestFocus();
editText.dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent.obtain(SystemClock.uptimeMillis(),SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN , 0, 0, 0));
editText.dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent.obtain(SystemClock.uptimeMillis(),SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), MotionEvent.ACTION_UP , 0, 0, 0));
}, 200);
Every method for hiding keyboard when starting fragment didnt work for me, but this made it, so try it out maybe
getActivity().getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_HIDDEN);
Related
I have a dialog box open in my android app, and I have a button when clicked will dismiss the dialog box. The problem is there is also a textedit field, and if its focused and the keyboard is showing, then when I click the cancel button, then dialog goes away, but the keyboard is still showing.
I want to also dismiss the keyboard.
I was searching around, and for threads like this
Hide soft keyboard after dialog dismiss
But none of the solutions worked for me. By the way the edittext is a number input type, if that makes a difference somehow.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks
public void HandleTeamManagement() {
final Dialog teamDialog = new Dialog(this);
teamDialog.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
teamDialog.setContentView(R.layout.dialog_team_management);
final EditText mergeNum = (EditText) teamDialog.findViewById(R.id.group);
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(mergeNum.getWindowToken(), 0);
// Setting Negative "NO" Button
Button cancelButton = (Button) teamDialog.findViewById(R.id.cancel);
cancelButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
teamDialog.dismiss();
}
});
// Showing Alert Dialog
teamDialog.show();
}
You can find a solution here:
http://www.workingfromhere.com/blog/2011/04/27/close-hide-the-android-soft-keyboard/
Close/hide the Android Soft Keyboard
Edited: adding code
Try this ..it worked for me
Handler handler = new Handler();
handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if (editText!= null && getActivity() != null) {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getActivity()
.getSystemService(
Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(
editText.getWindowToken(), 0);
}
}
}, 1000);
There is a page where the user can send e-mail, sms or call its guests when needed. The problem is that when the user sends e-mail to its guest, the keyboard doesn't hide. Even-though I have a small problem solving the issue, It still seems hard to find alike post to solve it. I'll be also making screenshots and placing them in here.
As you can see, the keyboard doesn't hide after sending mail.
Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL,
new String[] { **EmailAddress** });
startActivityForResult(sendIntent, 1);
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int arg0, int arg1, Intent arg2) {
super.onActivityResult(arg0, arg1, arg2);
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
InputMethodManager inputManager = (InputMethodManager) activity
.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(**AnyViewOfScreen**.getWindowToken(),
InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
}
}, 300);
}
It is easy just add the following code in your manifest for the desire activity:
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysHidden"
android:configChanges="keyboardHidden"
Its not the to override when the keyboard shows and hides itself, but here are the two methods I use to hide and show the keyboard as needed.
public void hideKeyboard(final View aView){
aView.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run(){
InputMethodManager inputManager = (InputMethodManager) this.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(this.getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
}
}
}
public void showKeyboard(final View aView) {
aView.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
InputMethodManager inputMethodManager=(InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
inputMethodManager.toggleSoftInputFromWindow(ListingScreen.this.getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);
}
});
}
When you call hide/show Keyboard, pass in your current view. The post runnable thread will wait to run until the view has finished loading, then dismiss the keyboard.
Hope this helps someone :
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
Log.d("OnResume", "Called");
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
InputMethodManager inputManager = (InputMethodManager) LocationDetailActivity.this
.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(),
InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
}
}, 300);
}
if you do not have any focusable view in your layout, just add a dummy linear layout to your xml
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:focusable="true"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true">
<requestFocus />
</LinearLayout>
Call This method at the place where you want to hide your keyboard if it is opened(e.g call this when you click to sendingEmail button)
protected void showVirturalKeyboard()
{
Timer timer = new Timer();
timer.schedule(new TimerTask()
{
#Override
public void run()
{
InputMethodManager m = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
if(m != null)
{
m.toggleSoftInput(0, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
}
}
}, 100);
}
After trying every solution I found on StackOverflow nothing seemed to worked. In the end I did find a way to force close the keyboard, but it is not ideal.
You can set android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan" in the Android Manifest for that activity.
The unfortunate side effect of this is explained here http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.html#wsoft :
"The activity's main window is not resized to make room for the soft keyboard. Rather, the contents of the window are automatically panned so that the current focus is never obscured by the keyboard and users can always see what they are typing. This is generally less desirable than resizing, because the user may need to close the soft keyboard to get at and interact with obscured parts of the window."
I had similar problem. Gmail hides the keyboard after sending. When you return to your application it focuses on something else. If you take slower device you'll see that gmail hides keyboard after sending message.
Thanks for reading.
I am facing a strange problem: My app behavior is such that when the Activity starts, I requestFocus() on an EditText and show the soft keyboard.
However, when I press the back button to dismiss the keyboard and tap the EditText I don't get the keyboard to pop up ever again. Only way out is to the start the Activity again.
Here's what my code looks like:
EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText);
editText.requestFocus();
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
if(imm != null) {
imm.toggleSoftInput(0, 0);
imm.showSoftInput(editText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
}
And here's my XML:
<EditText android:id="#+id/editText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:imeOptions="actionSearch" android:hint="Test Hint"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:maxLength="30">
</EditText>
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Try to open and hide inside a Runnable as,
TO OPEN
ettext.requestFocus();
ettext.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
InputMethodManager keyboard = (InputMethodManager)
getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
keyboard.showSoftInput(ettext, 0);
}
},200);
TO CLOSE
ettext.requestFocus();
ettext.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
InputMethodManager keyboard = (InputMethodManager)
getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
keyboard.hideSoftInputFromWindow(ettext.
getWindowToken(), 0);
}
},200);
You used the wrong view for showing the input window.
EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText);
editText.requestFocus();
InputMethodManager imm =(InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
if(imm != null) {
imm.showSoftInput(editText, 0);
}
try this:
final InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)EnterWordsActivity.this.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
if (imm != null)
{
imm.toggleSoftInput(YOUE_EDTITE_TEXT.SHOW_FORCED,1);
}
None of above work until i clear the forces textField.clearFocus(); before requesting focus, so my final code in onResume looks like this.
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
Log.d(TAG, "onResume: ");
resumed = true;
textField.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
textField.clearFocus();
textField.requestFocus();
if (!editMode)
textField.getText().clear();
inputMathodType = SharedPref.read(SharedPref.KEY_INPUT_MATHOD_SHARED_PREF, -1);
setInputMethod();
}
}, 200);
}
Used this coding in your Activity,It will hide your keyboard this.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);
I faced the same problems for days. Solutions provided with creating threads and delays in the code are not efficient. The framework has solution. you can check my short solution here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/74442682/6906562
I am trying to force the Soft Keyboard open in an Activity and grab everything that is entered as I want to handle the input myself, I don't have an EditText. Currently I have tried this but it does not work. I would like the Soft Keyboardto open below mAnswerTextView (Note: it is a TextView not EditText).
InputMethodManager mgr = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
// only will trigger it if no physical keyboard is open
mgr.showSoftInput(mAnswerTextView, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
how do I force the Soft Keyboard open
How do I gab everything that is entered so that I can handle each character. I would like to flush each character from the Soft Keyboard after I have handled it. ie, the user should not be able to enter whole words in the Soft Keyboard.
try this to force open soft keyboard:
((InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE)).toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
then you can to use this code to close the keyboard:
((InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE)).hideSoftInputFromWindow(_pay_box_helper.getWindowToken(), 0);
You'll probably need to have an editable text area of some kind to take focus. You can probably have one invisible or on a transparent background with no cursor, though. You may need to toy around with the focusability settings for the view.
Use a TextWatcher to check for edits to that EditText with addTextChangedListener, or if you need an even-lower-level hook, set the textview's key listener with its setOnKeyListener() method. See the KeyListener documentation.
Use this call to force the soft keyboard open:
((InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE))
.showSoftInput(myEditText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
and this one to close it:
((InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE))
.hideSoftInputFromWindow(myEditText.getWindowToken(), 0);
note that this is really not recommended - forcing the keyboard open is kind of messy. What's your use case that really necessitates your taking user input without a normal edit box and requires eating user input on a key-by-key basis without echoing it back?
To force the keyboard to open I used
this.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE);
it worked for me.
Sometimes the other answers won't work.
Here is another way..
It will force the keyboard to show when the activity starts by listening to the window focus. onWindowFocusChanged() it will clear and request focus of the EditText, then set the soft input mode to visible and set the selection to the text in the box. This should always work if you are calling it from the activity.
#Override
public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus) {
super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);
if (hasFocus) {
mEditText.clearFocus();
mEditText.requestFocus();
getWindow().setSoftInputMode(LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE);
mEditText.setSelection(mEditText.getText().toString().length());
}
}
You may also need
mEditText.setOnFocusChangeListener(new View.OnFocusChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onFocusChange(View v, boolean hasFocus) {
if (hasFocus) {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.showSoftInput(mEditText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
}
}
});
Edit: I have also seen the keyboard not open inside nested fragments, beware of those kinds of situations.
if you want to control soft keyboard inside activity then use this code:
//create soft keyboard object
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)this.getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
//1.USE
your_view.setFocusableInTouchMode(true); //Enable touch soft keyboard to this view
//or
your_view.setFocusable(true); //Enable keyboard to this view
imm.showInputMethod(your_view, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
//2.USE show keyboard if is hidden or hide if it is shown
imm.toggleSoftInputFromWindow(your_view.getWindowToken(),InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
//or
imm.toggleSoftInputFromWindow(InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
//3.USE (you cannot control imm)
this.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE);
//4.USE (with Dialog)
Dialog d = new Dialog(this, android.R.style.Theme_Panel);
d.getWindow().setTitle(null);
d.setSoftInputMode(LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE);
d.setOnKeyListener(keyListener);
d.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(true);
d.setCancelable(true);
d.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(Color.TRANSPARENT));
d.show();
//to hide keyboard call:
d.dismiss();
//if you want get soft keyboard visibility call:
d.isShowing();
Sadly, as much as I'd have liked to up-vote one of the replies, none worked for me. It seems the solution is to wait for the layout phase to complete. In the code below, notice how I check if the showKeyboard method returns TRUE, and that's when I remove the global layout listener. Without doing this, it was hit and miss. Now it seems to work perfectly.
You need to do the below ideally in onResume()
#Override
public void onResume()
{
super.onResume();
ViewTreeObserver vto = txtTaskTitle.getViewTreeObserver();
vto.addOnGlobalLayoutListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener()
{
#Override
public void onGlobalLayout()
{
if (txtTaskTitle.requestFocus())
{
if (showKeyboard(getContext(), txtTaskTitle))
{
txtTaskTitle.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnGlobalLayoutListener(this);
}
}
}
});
}
public static boolean showKeyboard(Context context, EditText target)
{
if (context == null || target == null)
{
return false;
}
InputMethodManager imm = getInputMethodManager(context);
((InputMethodManager)context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE)).showSoftInput(target, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
boolean didShowKeyboard = imm.showSoftInput(target, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
if (!didShowKeyboard)
{
didShowKeyboard = ((InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE)).showSoftInput(target, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
}
return didShowKeyboard;
}
Working Great.........
edt_searchfilter_searchtext.setOnFocusChangeListener(new View.OnFocusChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onFocusChange(View v, boolean hasFocus) {
if(hasFocus){
edt_searchfilter_searchtext.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getFragmentActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.showSoftInput(edt_searchfilter_searchtext, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
}
});
}
}
});
Below line call when you want to open keyboard
edt_searchfilter_searchtext.requestFocus();
if(search.getText().toString().trim().isEmpty()) {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(
Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(search.getWindowToken(), 0);
}
I have tested and this is working:
...
//to show soft keyboard
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);
//to hide it, call the method again
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);
Simply, using adding 2 lines will work like a charm:
If using XML
android:focusable="true"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
Else in Java:
view.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
view.requestFocus();
You can use this KeyboardHelper.java class
import android.content.Context;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import android.widget.EditText;
/**
* Created by khanhamza on 06-Mar-17.
*/
public class KeyboardHelper {
public static void hideSoftKeyboard(Context context, View view) {
if (context == null || view == null) {
return;
}
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context
.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
}
public static void hideSoftKeyboardForced(Context context, View view) {
if (context == null) {
return;
}
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context
.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromInputMethod(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
}
public static void hideSoftKeyboard(Context context, EditText editText) {
if (context == null) {
return;
}
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context
.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(editText.getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
}
public static void showSoftKeyboard(Context context, EditText editText) {
if (context == null) {
return;
}
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.showSoftInput(editText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
editText.requestFocus();
}
public static void showSoftKeyboardForcefully(Context context, EditText editText) {
if (context == null) {
return;
}
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.showSoftInput(editText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
editText.requestFocus();
}
}
I am trying to force the Soft Keyboard open in an Activity and grab everything that is entered as I want to handle the input myself, I don't have an EditText. Currently I have tried this but it does not work. I would like the Soft Keyboardto open below mAnswerTextView (Note: it is a TextView not EditText).
InputMethodManager mgr = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
// only will trigger it if no physical keyboard is open
mgr.showSoftInput(mAnswerTextView, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
how do I force the Soft Keyboard open
How do I gab everything that is entered so that I can handle each character. I would like to flush each character from the Soft Keyboard after I have handled it. ie, the user should not be able to enter whole words in the Soft Keyboard.
try this to force open soft keyboard:
((InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE)).toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
then you can to use this code to close the keyboard:
((InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE)).hideSoftInputFromWindow(_pay_box_helper.getWindowToken(), 0);
You'll probably need to have an editable text area of some kind to take focus. You can probably have one invisible or on a transparent background with no cursor, though. You may need to toy around with the focusability settings for the view.
Use a TextWatcher to check for edits to that EditText with addTextChangedListener, or if you need an even-lower-level hook, set the textview's key listener with its setOnKeyListener() method. See the KeyListener documentation.
Use this call to force the soft keyboard open:
((InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE))
.showSoftInput(myEditText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
and this one to close it:
((InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE))
.hideSoftInputFromWindow(myEditText.getWindowToken(), 0);
note that this is really not recommended - forcing the keyboard open is kind of messy. What's your use case that really necessitates your taking user input without a normal edit box and requires eating user input on a key-by-key basis without echoing it back?
To force the keyboard to open I used
this.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE);
it worked for me.
Sometimes the other answers won't work.
Here is another way..
It will force the keyboard to show when the activity starts by listening to the window focus. onWindowFocusChanged() it will clear and request focus of the EditText, then set the soft input mode to visible and set the selection to the text in the box. This should always work if you are calling it from the activity.
#Override
public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus) {
super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);
if (hasFocus) {
mEditText.clearFocus();
mEditText.requestFocus();
getWindow().setSoftInputMode(LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE);
mEditText.setSelection(mEditText.getText().toString().length());
}
}
You may also need
mEditText.setOnFocusChangeListener(new View.OnFocusChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onFocusChange(View v, boolean hasFocus) {
if (hasFocus) {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.showSoftInput(mEditText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
}
}
});
Edit: I have also seen the keyboard not open inside nested fragments, beware of those kinds of situations.
if you want to control soft keyboard inside activity then use this code:
//create soft keyboard object
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)this.getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
//1.USE
your_view.setFocusableInTouchMode(true); //Enable touch soft keyboard to this view
//or
your_view.setFocusable(true); //Enable keyboard to this view
imm.showInputMethod(your_view, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
//2.USE show keyboard if is hidden or hide if it is shown
imm.toggleSoftInputFromWindow(your_view.getWindowToken(),InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
//or
imm.toggleSoftInputFromWindow(InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
//3.USE (you cannot control imm)
this.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE);
//4.USE (with Dialog)
Dialog d = new Dialog(this, android.R.style.Theme_Panel);
d.getWindow().setTitle(null);
d.setSoftInputMode(LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE);
d.setOnKeyListener(keyListener);
d.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(true);
d.setCancelable(true);
d.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(Color.TRANSPARENT));
d.show();
//to hide keyboard call:
d.dismiss();
//if you want get soft keyboard visibility call:
d.isShowing();
Sadly, as much as I'd have liked to up-vote one of the replies, none worked for me. It seems the solution is to wait for the layout phase to complete. In the code below, notice how I check if the showKeyboard method returns TRUE, and that's when I remove the global layout listener. Without doing this, it was hit and miss. Now it seems to work perfectly.
You need to do the below ideally in onResume()
#Override
public void onResume()
{
super.onResume();
ViewTreeObserver vto = txtTaskTitle.getViewTreeObserver();
vto.addOnGlobalLayoutListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener()
{
#Override
public void onGlobalLayout()
{
if (txtTaskTitle.requestFocus())
{
if (showKeyboard(getContext(), txtTaskTitle))
{
txtTaskTitle.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnGlobalLayoutListener(this);
}
}
}
});
}
public static boolean showKeyboard(Context context, EditText target)
{
if (context == null || target == null)
{
return false;
}
InputMethodManager imm = getInputMethodManager(context);
((InputMethodManager)context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE)).showSoftInput(target, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
boolean didShowKeyboard = imm.showSoftInput(target, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
if (!didShowKeyboard)
{
didShowKeyboard = ((InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE)).showSoftInput(target, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
}
return didShowKeyboard;
}
Working Great.........
edt_searchfilter_searchtext.setOnFocusChangeListener(new View.OnFocusChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onFocusChange(View v, boolean hasFocus) {
if(hasFocus){
edt_searchfilter_searchtext.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getFragmentActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.showSoftInput(edt_searchfilter_searchtext, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
}
});
}
}
});
Below line call when you want to open keyboard
edt_searchfilter_searchtext.requestFocus();
if(search.getText().toString().trim().isEmpty()) {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(
Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(search.getWindowToken(), 0);
}
I have tested and this is working:
...
//to show soft keyboard
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);
//to hide it, call the method again
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);
Simply, using adding 2 lines will work like a charm:
If using XML
android:focusable="true"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
Else in Java:
view.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
view.requestFocus();
You can use this KeyboardHelper.java class
import android.content.Context;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import android.widget.EditText;
/**
* Created by khanhamza on 06-Mar-17.
*/
public class KeyboardHelper {
public static void hideSoftKeyboard(Context context, View view) {
if (context == null || view == null) {
return;
}
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context
.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
}
public static void hideSoftKeyboardForced(Context context, View view) {
if (context == null) {
return;
}
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context
.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromInputMethod(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
}
public static void hideSoftKeyboard(Context context, EditText editText) {
if (context == null) {
return;
}
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context
.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(editText.getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
}
public static void showSoftKeyboard(Context context, EditText editText) {
if (context == null) {
return;
}
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.showSoftInput(editText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
editText.requestFocus();
}
public static void showSoftKeyboardForcefully(Context context, EditText editText) {
if (context == null) {
return;
}
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.showSoftInput(editText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
editText.requestFocus();
}
}