Android:Hide keyboard after button click

Question

I need to hide the android keyboard after a button click.

I have seen many examples of how to do this, however, they all appear to use a specific editText object.

e.g.

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(
      Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(myEditText.getWindowToken(), 0);

My problem is that I am building the screen dynamically, thus there could be mane edit text fields. Is there a way the keyboard can be hidden without me having to specify which editText object I am hiding it for.

You can hide it for the whole Activity, this sums it up nicely: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7789514/how-to-get-activitys-windowtoken-without-view — A--C, Nov 27 '12 at 21:15

score 63 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 08 '16 at 10:54

You could instead set it to your layout, ie:

LinearLayout mainLayout;

// Get your layout set up, this is just an example
mainLayout = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.myLinearLayout);

// Then just use the following:
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(mainLayout.getWindowToken(), 0);

This is an example assuming that your layout will be created regardless of how many EditText objects (or other objects) are placed on it.

Edit: Also, something I find very useful is to make sure that the keyboard is hidden when an activity first launches (ie: if an EditText is the first thing focused). To do that, I put this in onCreate() method of Activity:

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

Note that it also works for other view parts, e.g. an EditText :) Then you would change the following line: `imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(myEditText.getWindowToken(), 0);` — Michael, Dec 05 '13 at 12:39

score 57 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 11 '16 at 21:19

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Dont forget to use try catch blog because in case when your keyboard not open and if you use key key board hide code app will crash

try {
    InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
    imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0);
} catch (Exception e) {
    // TODO: handle exception
}

edited Mar 11 '16 at 21:19

Ivanka Todorova

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answered Dec 01 '14 at 12:36

Prashant Maheshwari Andro

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by far the most simple and elegant solution – Kumar Saurabh Jul 14 '17 at 15:10
Most ellegant, generic and simple solution, i love it – Alex Escobar Oct 05 '20 at 19:27

IntelliJ Amiya · Answer 3 · 2018-01-15T06:59:20.893

You can hide the keyboard using the following code, probably on the Button click Event :

//================ Hide Virtual Key Board When  Clicking==================//

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow("Your Button/EditText Object".getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.RESULT_UNCHANGED_SHOWN);

//======== Hide Virtual Keyboard =====================//

score 9 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 10 '17 at 09:29

If the problem is on an activity simply the following will work:

    try {
        InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
        imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        // TODO: handle exception
    }

else if the code is required in a fragment do the following

    try {
        InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
        imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getActivity().getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        // TODO: handle exception
    }

This will handle the hiding of keyboard on a button click or any other event as deemed specific when written within the event block.

score 8 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 09 '17 at 09:53

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edittext.onEditorAction(EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE);

answered Nov 09 '17 at 09:53

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Underrated answer – DennisVA Feb 22 '21 at 19:00

score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 07 '19 at 22:36

For the record and based in the answers of @burmat and @Prashant Maheshwari Andro

Let's say that you call the click button as follow. where buttonAndroidLogin_button is the Button object.

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // your code...
    buttonAndroidLogin_button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            hideKeyboard((Button)v);
            // ....
} // end onCreate

On the activity, you must set the next method

public void hideKeyboard(View view) {
    try {
        InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
        imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
    } catch(Exception ignored) {
    }
}

It hides the input using the same button, so we don't need any linear layout, text view or any other arbitrary control. Also, the code is reusable for more buttons.

score 3 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 26 '16 at 05:44

You use this code

// Check if no view has focus:
View view = this.getCurrentFocus();
if (view != null) {  
    InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
    imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
}

milad salimi · Answer 8 · 2020-11-17T13:56:20.807

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IN KOTLIN :

In your fragment :

Create extension like this :

fun Fragment.hideKeyboard() {
    val imm = context?.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
    imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(requireView().windowToken, 0)
}

Then use it like this :

hideKeyboard()

In your activity :

Create extension like this :

fun AppCompatActivity.hideKeyboard() {
    val imm = this.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
    imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(this.window.attributes.token, 0)
}

Then use it like this :

   hideKeyboard()

edited Nov 17 '20 at 13:56

answered Sep 23 '20 at 06:26

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did not work for me, whereas using the layout to fetch the windowToken did – tiktak Apr 11 '22 at 21:36
What did u mean about windowToken?! – milad salimi May 25 '22 at 08:24

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Apr 11 '17 at 17:40

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InputMethodManager inputManager = (InputMethodManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(rootView.getWindowToken(), 0);

edited Apr 11 '17 at 17:40

Cocoatype

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answered Apr 11 '17 at 17:08

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