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

I have tested and this is working:

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//to show soft keyboard
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);

//to hide it, call the method again
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);

By the way, the second parameter of your code is not right, please have a look at here.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

Use this working code :

InputMethodManager inputManager = (InputMethodManager) activity.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getActivity().getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);

Answer 4

You could also try

this.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);

Answer 5

This code hides the keyboard from inside onItemClick of an AutoCompleteTextView

public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapterViewIn, View viewIn, int indexSelected, long arg3) {
     // whatever your code does
     InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(viewIn.getContext().INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
     imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(viewIn.getApplicationWindowToken(), 0);
}

Answer 6

This works fine

InputMethodManager keyboard = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
keyboard.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getWindow().getAttributes().token, 0);