How can I tell if the input method picker is open or closed?

Question

My app opens the input method picker (the menu where you choose a keyboard) with InputMethodManager.showInputMethodPicker(). My app doesn\'t actually create the

Answer 1

There is no such mechanism for check InputMethodPicker is open or not.

But you can check it via another way like as using hasWindowFocus() method for check has focus of your root layout.

Below is sample code:

Main.xml

DemoappActivity.class

public class DemoappActivity extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */


    Button btn1 , btn2;
    InputMethodManager imeManager;

    LinearLayout mLayoutRoot;
    TimerTask timertask;
    Timer timer;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        mLayoutRoot = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.mainlayout);
        imeManager = (InputMethodManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
        btn1 = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnPicker);
        btn1.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                showInputMethodPicker();
            }
        });
        btn2 = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnCheck);
        btn2.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {

                timer.cancel();
            }
        });
        checkMyWindowHasFocus();
    }
    @Override
    protected void onDestroy() {

        timer.cancel();
        super.onDestroy();
    }

    public void checkMyWindowHasFocus()
    {
        timertask = new TimerTask() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                System.out.println("has window focus..."+mLayoutRoot.hasWindowFocus());
                runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {

                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Has focus "+mLayoutRoot.hasWindowFocus(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }
                });
            }
        };
        timer = new Timer();
        timer.schedule(timertask, 500, 5000);

    }

    private void showInputMethodPicker() {

        if (imeManager != null) {
            imeManager.showInputMethodPicker();

        } else {
            Toast.makeText(this, "Error",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }
    }
}