Hide keyboard when user clicks else where from edit text (using fragments)?

Question

Im trying to make it so when the user clicks away from the keyboard (any where on the page) it closes down (to be able to view page without it there as I have a key edit texts on the page they may want to fill out before..) ive tried lots of solutions and many answers on stack overflow but non seem to be working for me ...

public class OneFragment extends Fragment implements BlockingStep {

public interface PassingData { //create interface to pass data
    void passData (String data);
}

String stepOne;
EditText _fromET;
EditText _toET;
EditText _refET;
EditText _numET;

private PassingData PD_listener; // declare member variable of interface

@Override
public void onAttach(Context context) {
    super.onAttach(context);
    PD_listener = (PassingData) context; //initialize interface using onAttach method
}

@Override
public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
}

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragmentone, container, false);

    _fromET = (EditText) view.findViewById(R.id.FROM);
    _toET = (EditText) view.findViewById(R.id.TO);
    _refET = (EditText) view.findViewById(R.id.REF_NUM);
    _numET = (EditText) view.findViewById(R.id.CONTACTNUM);
    return view;
}

I tried using inputmethodmanager and also a focusListener but both failed...

Any help would be great, thank you! Abbie

@Rohit5k2 I stated I tried the answers of question on stack overflow similar but for my code it wasn't working... — A.Turner, Jan 29 '18 at 12:08
I tried many solutions and non worked hence why I went back to original code and asked on here after I tried to fix :) — A.Turner, Jan 29 '18 at 12:09
@RahulChandrabhan fragment please when user clicks anywhere outside the keyboard, even if its just the background — A.Turner, Jan 29 '18 at 12:11

Sachin Rajput · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-29T12:19:19.143

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you can use OnFocusChangeListener

yourEditText.setOnFocusChangeListener(new View.OnFocusChangeListener() {
        @Override
        public void onFocusChange(View view, boolean hasFocus) {
            InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
            imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(yourEditText.getWindowToken(), 0);
        }
    });

you need to use this on your EditText, and whenever you click outside of the EditText anywhere it will hide the SoftKeyboard for you.

edited Jan 29 '18 at 12:19

answered Jan 29 '18 at 12:11

Sachin Rajput

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I did try a focuschangelistener but a different way I shall try this now thank you! – A.Turner Jan 29 '18 at 12:16
yes please try this it will solve your problem – Sachin Rajput Jan 29 '18 at 12:16
it says cant resolve locationEt, where abouts did you put this code? in oncreateview? – A.Turner Jan 29 '18 at 12:18
you need to pass there yourEditText – Sachin Rajput Jan 29 '18 at 12:19
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i updated answer to explain you clearly – Sachin Rajput Jan 29 '18 at 12:20
in onViewCreated you need to add this – Sachin Rajput Jan 29 '18 at 12:20
yes I have added my edit text in place of your code but I get the error 'cant resolve locationEt' – A.Turner Jan 29 '18 at 12:20

Rahul Singh Chandrabhan · Answer 2 · 2018-01-29T12:14:07.767

Add this to your parent activity:

@Override
public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
    if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
        View v = getCurrentFocus();
        if ( v instanceof EditText) {
            Rect outRect = new Rect();
            v.getGlobalVisibleRect(outRect);
            if (!outRect.contains((int)event.getRawX(), (int)event.getRawY())) {
                v.clearFocus();
                InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
                imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(v.getWindowToken(), 0);
            }
        }
    }
    return super.dispatchTouchEvent(event);
}

Add this to your layout of the fragment:

android:focusableInTouchMode="true"

Hope it helps.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 29 '18 at 12:29

you may try this way

 public static void forceHideKeyboard(AppCompatActivity activity, EditText editText) {
        try {
            if (activity.getCurrentFocus() == null
                    || !(activity.getCurrentFocus() instanceof EditText)) {
                editText.requestFocus();
            }
            InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) activity
                    .getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
            imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(editText.getWindowToken(), 0);
            activity.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(
                    WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

use like this

forceHideKeyboard(getActivity(),editText);

Hide keyboard when user clicks else where from edit text (using fragments)?

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