how to add Go button in android SoftKeyBoard and its functionality?

Question

i want to put "Go" button in android appliation softkeyboard

for search and other related scenarios can any one guide me how to achieve this? with example.

any help would be appriciated.

See this question from a couple of days ago: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2568637/how-to-disable-next-button-on-a-edittext-software-keyboard-replace-with-done — Christopher Orr, Apr 05 '10 at 11:07

score 26 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 25 '13 at 11:01

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finally i used...

EditText SearchEditText =(EditText)findViewById(R.id.txtMapSearch); 
SearchEditText.setOnEditorActionListener(new OnEditorActionListener(){  

    @Override 
    public boolean onEditorAction(TextView arg0, int arg1, KeyEvent arg2) { 
        if(arg1 == EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_SEARCH)  
        { 
            // search pressed and perform your functionality.
        }
        return false; 
    } 

});

edited Feb 25 '13 at 11:01

Veger

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answered Apr 07 '10 at 13:02

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Just to add a point, if you're keyboard shows a DONE button at the bottom right, use EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE instead. – Rorchackh Apr 01 '12 at 22:38
A link to the documentation: http://developer.android.com/training/keyboard-input/style.html#Action – Heath Borders Dec 11 '13 at 20:42

score 16 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 05 '10 at 11:09

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If your question is that you have an EditText or editable TextView, and you want the action right button on the softkeyboard to read "Go" then add this attribute to your EditText/TextView

android:imeActionLabel="actionGo"

note that it will also have to be a single line TextView as otherwise the action button will be a carriage return selector (an arrow).

android:singleLine="true"

answered Apr 05 '10 at 11:09

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actually i want to perform functionality like pressing search button on activity on this soft key board button. – UMAR-MOBITSOLUTIONS Apr 05 '10 at 12:54
@Jim Blackler How can I make an action when user clicks the actionGo button in keyboard? – Idrizi.A Aug 13 '13 at 19:43

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 07 '16 at 19:48

I used

android:imeOptions="actionGo"

and to handle go action I ma using

etSearch.setOnEditorActionListener(new TextView.OnEditorActionListener() {
            @Override
            public boolean onEditorAction(TextView v, int actionId, KeyEvent event) {
                if (actionId == EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_GO || actionId == EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE) {
                    //your functionality 

                    // hide virtual keyboard
                    InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
                    imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(etSearch.getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.RESULT_UNCHANGED_SHOWN);

                    return true;
                }
                return false;
            }
        });

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 26 '14 at 14:23

I am doing same this for "send":

Use this class in your layout :

public class ActionEditText extends EditText { public ActionEditText(Context context) { super(context); }

public ActionEditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)
{
    super(context, attrs);
}

public ActionEditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle)
{
    super(context, attrs, defStyle);
}

@Override
public InputConnection onCreateInputConnection(EditorInfo outAttrs)
{
    InputConnection conn = super.onCreateInputConnection(outAttrs);
    outAttrs.imeOptions &= ~EditorInfo.IME_FLAG_NO_ENTER_ACTION;
    return conn;
}

}

In xml:

<com.test.custom.ActionEditText
            android:id="@+id/postED"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:background="@android:color/transparent"
            android:gravity="top|left"
            android:hint="@string/msg_type_message_here"
            android:imeOptions="actionSend"
            android:inputType="textMultiLine"
            android:maxLines="5"
            android:padding="5dip"
            android:scrollbarAlwaysDrawVerticalTrack="true"
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            android:textSize="20sp" />

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