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androidxmlxamarinkeyboard
casillas
casillas

Reputation: 16813

Keyboard only appears when user clicks on EditText

I have the following xml file in my android app. When user opens the app, the keyboard becomes active at the same time. Even though user has not even started in the EditText.

How could I control keyboard? I want keyboard to appear when a user tap on the EditText.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:id="@+id/mList"
        android:minWidth="25px"
        android:minHeight="25px">
    <EditText
        android:minWidth="25px"
        android:minHeight="25px"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/search" />
   <ListView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:id="@+id/mListView" />
   </LinearLayout>

Upvotes: 0

Views: 193

Answers (2)

CDrosos
CDrosos

Reputation: 2528

Modify your axml file as follows:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:id="@+id/mWellList"
    android:minWidth="25px"
    android:minHeight="25px"
    android:descendantFocusability="beforeDescendants"
    android:focusableInTouchMode="true" >

or do it with code:

var root = FindViewById<LinearLayout>(Resource.Id.mWellList);
root.RequestFocus();

as described here: https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/1856/how-to-disable-auto-focus-on-edit-text

To hide the Keyboard:

Include: 

 using Android.Views.InputMethods;

and then:

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) this.GetSystemService(Context.InputMethodService); 
imm.HideSoftInputFromWindow(YourEditTextHere.WindowToken, 0);

Also check this thread for clearing focus on touch outside: EditText, clear focus on touch outside

Upvotes: 1

Deepak Goyal
Deepak Goyal

Reputation: 4917

Add in the manifest file inside the activity tag

android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysHidden"

like Below

<activity
  android:name=".MainActivity"
  android:label="@string/app_name"
  android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysHidden" >
  <intent-filter>
     <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
     <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
  </intent-filter>
</activity>

Upvotes: 0

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