How to close Android Soft KeyBoard programmatically?

Question

I am currently showing softkeyboard using the following code

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
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Answer 1

user942821's answer for hiding it works:

imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);

But this also works for me to hide it:

imm.toggleSoftInput(0, 0);

You might also want to try:

imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT, 0);

When using '0' in the first parameter sometimes the keyboard toggles on in the wrong places under weird circumstances that I haven't been able to figure out how to duplicate yet. I'm still testing this last example, but will update when I find out more.

See toggleSoftInput documentation page for more information.