Android IME: showing a custom pop-up dialog (like Swype keyboard) which can enter text into the TextView

Question

I\'m wondering how I can create a custom pop-up like the one in the screenshot below (borrowed from the Swype keyboard), where I can have a couple of buttons, which each com

Answer 1

Correct answer:

1. Create a PopupWindow and put your view inside it
2. Call popupWindow.setClippingEnabled(false)
3. Call [popupWindow.showAtLocation()](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/PopupWindow.html#showAtLocation(android.view.View, int, int, int)) with a negative Y coordinate.

This will show your popup above the IME as in your screenshot.