Setting EditText imeOptions to actionNext has no effect

Question

I have a fairly complex (not really) xml layout file. One of the views is a LinearLayout (v1) with two children: an EditText(v2) and another LinearLayout(v3). The child LinearLayout in turn has an EditText(v4) and an ImageView(v5).

For EditText v2 I have imeOptions as

android:imeOptions="actionNext"

But when I run the app, the keyboard's return does not check to next and I want it to change to next. How do I fix this problem?

Also, when user clicks next, I want focus to go to EditText v4. I do I do this?

For those who really need to see some code:

<LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/do_txt_view"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@color/col6"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:visibility="gone" >

        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/gm_title"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="5dp"
            android:background="@drawable/coldo_text"
            android:hint="@string/enter_title"
            android:maxLines="1"
            android:imeOptions="actionNext"
            android:padding="5dp"
            android:textColor="pigc7"
            android:textSize="ads2" />

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="100dp"
            android:orientation="horizontal" >

            <EditText
                android:id="@+id/rev_text"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
                android:layout_margin="5dp"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:background="@drawable/coldo_text"
                android:hint="@string/enter_msg"
                android:maxLines="2"
                android:padding="5dp"
                android:textColor="pigc7"
                android:textSize="ads2" />

            <ImageView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
                android:background="@drawable/colbtn_r”
                android:clickable="true"
                android:onClick=“clickAct”
                android:paddingLeft="5dp"
                android:paddingRight="5dp"
                android:src="@drawable/abcat” />
        </LinearLayout>
    </LinearLayout>

I'm not sure this will work for views that are not siblings, but you can try adding `android:nextFocusDown="@id/edit_text_v4"` (also maybe try `android:nextFocusForward` or some of the other nextFocus attributes). — Karakuri, Apr 12 '14 at 22:36
@Karakuri it didn't work. Notice that the next button is not showing up at all. The button is still the return button. — Katedral Pillon, Apr 12 '14 at 22:43
@KatedralPillon Did you manage to solve it ? If yes then can u post your solution here ? I am facing the same issue. — h4ck3d, May 30 '14 at 10:31

score 225 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 11 '17 at 05:24

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Just add android:maxLines="1" & android:inputType="text" to your EditText. It will work!! :)

edited Oct 11 '17 at 05:24

Mateus Gondim

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answered Jun 06 '14 at 15:23

Surendra Kumar

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doesn't work in my case. :\ `` – Mr.Moustard Oct 28 '14 at 20:27
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Try setting your EditText's height as wrap_content. – Surendra Kumar Nov 03 '14 at 23:06
@TeodorKolev Try setting your EditText's height as wrap_content. – Surendra Kumar Jun 24 '16 at 05:29
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Not working also with `wrap_content `. Setting an `inputType` solved the problem in my case. – manfcas Jul 30 '16 at 15:12
This works, but now the EditText scrolls to the right instead of going to the next line automaticly when it hits the right side of the screen. I would like the Edit text to scroll vertically instead and start on a new line when it runs out of space. How do I do this? – Janneman96 Jul 31 '16 at 13:47
@Janneman96 Did u try setting inputType ="text" and android:singleLine="true"? – Surendra Kumar Aug 01 '16 at 08:07
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I ended up writing android:imeOptions="actionDone" android:inputType="text" and writing mEditTextAnswer.setHorizontallyScrolling(false); and mEditTextAnswer.setLines(6); inside the onCreate – Janneman96 Aug 01 '16 at 10:13
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use `android:maxLines="1"` instead of `android:singleLine="true"` as its deprecated – blueware Oct 03 '16 at 12:50
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android:maxLines="1" android:lines="1" android:imeOptions="actionNext" Its not working – Mani Dec 01 '16 at 08:48
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Although,` android:singleLine="true"` is deprecated but some how does the trick, while `maxLine="1"` does not working. – Paresh P. Dec 22 '16 at 06:39
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You must set the inputType="text" to make imeoptions work. – Duran Jayson Jul 01 '17 at 21:13
It is actually mandatory to add `inputType` attribute for this to work. Thanks for the heads up! – sud007 Oct 06 '17 at 09:33
what if your input type is numeric?!!??!?! – Huw Davies Aug 14 '18 at 10:33
@manfcas setting an inputType worked for me, thanks for commenting. – wesley franks Jul 04 '19 at 00:02

score 50 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 09 '16 at 12:30

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singleLine is deprecated. Adding an input type (eg: android:inputType="text") also worked for me.

Use android:maxLines="1" as singleLine is deprecated

edited Oct 09 '16 at 12:30

blueware

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answered Jun 05 '16 at 22:58

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This is the correct answer!! imeOptions and maxLines will have no effect without inputType – Christopher Smit Jun 18 '17 at 08:18

voghDev · Answer 3 · 2017-04-24T05:49:06.833

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android:singleLine has been deprecated, it is better to combine android:maxLines="1" with android:inputType="text". This would be the code:

<EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
        android:maxLines="1"
        android:inputType="text"
        />

edited Apr 24 '17 at 05:49

answered Nov 03 '15 at 06:57

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score 30 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 10 '17 at 20:52

The answers given here were all very helpful, but I was still struggling to get my keyboard's "Next" to show.

Turns out that when you use Android's android:digits attribute in your XML, it prevents the android:imeOptions="actionNext" from working as expected.

The answer is actually to use the deprecated android:singleLine="True". This seems to force the IME Option to be respected.

Old, Non-Working Code

        <android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
            android:id="@+id/first_name"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:digits="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ- "
            android:ellipsize="end"
            android:hint="@string/first_name"
            android:imeOptions="actionNext"
            android:inputType="textCapWords"
            android:maxLength="35"
            android:maxLines="1" />

Working Code

        <android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
            android:id="@+id/first_name"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:digits="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ- "
            android:ellipsize="end"
            android:hint="@string/first_name"
            android:imeOptions="actionNext"
            android:inputType="textCapWords"
            android:maxLength="35"
            android:maxLines="1"
            android:singleLine="true" />

I'm not a fan of using a deprecated attribute, but for now it seems to get the desired result.

thanks deprecated but it's working !! any issue will occur in future? — Arbaz.in, Sep 10 '19 at 10:33

score 13 · Answer 5 · edited Jul 11 '17 at 11:22

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single line deprecated so you add below code I think inputType must.

        <EditText 
            android:inputType="text"
            android:maxLines="1"
            android:imeOptions="actionNext" />

edited Jul 11 '17 at 11:22

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answered Dec 01 '16 at 08:54

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Ali Nawaz · Answer 6 · 2017-07-29T12:14:22.887

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Finally i have got sure solution for this issue Just add these 3 lines in your edit text and it will be working fine

        android:maxLines="1"
        android:inputType="text"
        android:imeOptions="actionDone"

Here you can add maxLines according to your requirement. Do not use singleLine as it is deprecated now. Good luck!

edited Jul 29 '17 at 12:14

answered Jul 26 '17 at 12:30

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score 10 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 22 '20 at 05:27

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These three lines are enough.

android:singleLine="true"
android:inputType="text"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"

answered Jan 22 '20 at 05:27

Googlian

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android:singleLine="true" has been deprecated since API Level 15 (https://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.attr.html#singleLine) Please use android:maxLines="1" instead. – ONE Dec 24 '20 at 16:30

score 8 · Answer 8 · answered May 26 '17 at 16:19

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android:inputType="text"

You have to specify an inputType in order for imeOptions to function.

answered May 26 '17 at 16:19

paulb444

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what if the last item is password in form? – silentsudo Feb 24 '18 at 10:45

score 7 · Answer 9 · answered Jan 12 '20 at 05:44

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below code is force

android:inputType="text"

answered Jan 12 '20 at 05:44

Mehrdad

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score 6 · Answer 10 · answered Nov 21 '18 at 09:19

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Only this worked for me.

Change it:

android:maxLines="1"
android:inputType="text"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"

on that:

android:singleLine="true"
android:inputType="text"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"

answered Nov 21 '18 at 09:19

Zakhar Rodionov

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inputType="text" did it for me. – Hackmodford May 14 '19 at 22:40

score 5 · Answer 11 · edited Jul 11 '17 at 11:31

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Key here is to set input type and imeOptions attributes

<EditText 
   android:inputType="number"
   android:maxLines="1"
   android:imeOptions="actionSearch" />

edited Jul 11 '17 at 11:31

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answered Jan 13 '17 at 10:55

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score 5 · Answer 12 · answered Sep 23 '21 at 06:39

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Only put in your EditText xml

android:inputType="text"

answered Sep 23 '21 at 06:39

Liong

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score 4 · Answer 13 · edited Oct 09 '19 at 06:00

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<EditText
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:id="@+id/auth_register_re_password"
    android:hint="Enter Password Again"
    android:imeActionLabel="login"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:imeOptions="actionUnspecified"
    android:inputType="textPassword"
    android:maxLines="1"/>

edited Oct 09 '19 at 06:00

Om Infowave Developers

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what does `actionUnspecified` do exactly. – Shubham Naik Aug 08 '18 at 06:33

Atharv Kotekar · Answer 14 · 2022-06-16T10:08:57.280

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Add this following lines to in your EditText.

<Edittext
android:layout_height = "match_parent"
android:layout_widht = "match_parent"
android:inputType="text"
android:maxLines="1"
android:imeOptions="actionSearch"
android:imeActionLabel="Search"
android:hint = "Search Here" />

edited Jun 16 '22 at 10:08

answered Jun 13 '22 at 05:09

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As it’s currently written, your answer is unclear. Please [edit] to add additional details that will help others understand how this addresses the question asked. You can find more information on how to write good answers [in the help center](/help/how-to-answer). – Community Jun 13 '22 at 14:51

score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Mar 22 '23 at 06:08

Observation that i saw for this: When you call implicit keyboard for a particular input, the android checks whether keyboard was called for same input box previously or not.

If called for same input box just show the previous ime option for that input box or else check the ime option that is currently set and use it.

There is some kind of caching which is creating the problem.

Setting EditText imeOptions to actionNext has no effect

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