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dev456
dev456

Reputation: 11

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);
    }
}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2083

Answers (6)

dev456
dev456

Reputation: 11

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

Upvotes: 0

priyank
priyank

Reputation: 2691

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

Upvotes: 0

Groco
Groco

Reputation: 1319

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

Upvotes: 0

Namrata
Namrata

Reputation: 1684

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);
    }

Upvotes: 0

Mohammad Arman
Mohammad Arman

Reputation: 7065

In your AndroidMenifest.xml add this:

<activity android:name="com.your.package.ActivityName"
      android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"  />

Upvotes: 1

Fahim
Fahim

Reputation: 12358

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

Upvotes: 2

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