CODEWITHSUNDEEP
android
user291701
user291701

Reputation: 39721

IME keyboard does not appear automatically for dialog?

I'm creating a dialog fragment using AlertDialog.Builder. I want it to just have a single EditText to grab some user text input. It works ok, but the IME keyboard does not pop up as soon as the dialog is shown. The EditText is already selected, but the user has to tap the EditText again to get the IME keyboard to pop up:

@Override
public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    EditText input = new EditText(getActivity());
    return new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity())
        .setView(input)
        .create();
}

shouldn't it be popping up on its own immediately?

Thanks

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1052

Answers (2)

devmiles.com
devmiles.com

Reputation: 10014

No, apparently it's not a default behaviour. If you really want keyboard to appear automatically, simulate a "tap" inside your EditText, here's what worked for me (this is safer than calling showSoftInput because of unreliable behavior of requestFocus, plus you don't need to micromanage the keyboard):

EditText tv = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText);
tv.post(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                Log.d("RUN", "requesting focus in runnable");
                tv.requestFocusFromTouch();
                tv.dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent.obtain(SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN , tv.getWidth(), tv.getHeight(), 0));
                tv.dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent.obtain(SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), MotionEvent.ACTION_UP , tv.getWidth(), tv.getHeight(), 0));
            }
        });

I think the reason behind keyboard not opening up is that the user has to have a chance to see an entire window before deciding where to start editing first.

Upvotes: 2

dldnh
dldnh

Reputation: 8961

try this:

((InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE))
    .showSoftInput(viewToEdit, 0);

Upvotes: 0

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