Change focus to a button while a listview is there, when loading the Activity

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Is it possible to give focus to a button when the activity starts, while a listView is there on the layout in Android? I tried the following code, but didn't work for me.

button1.requestFocus();

Further I tried

listview.clearFocus();
button1.requestFocus();

Still didn't work.. Can anyone see anything that I am doing wrong or is there a proper way to do it?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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Have you tried modifying focusableInTouchMode parameter? Similar problem is discussed here: Stop EditText from gaining focus at Activity startup

edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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answered Sep 06 '11 at 17:31

peter.bartos

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Hi teepee, Yes that was the problem. I added focusableInTouchMode="True" and now its fine. I had previously included focussable="True", Seems like that only not enough. Thank you verymuch...! – JibW Sep 06 '11 at 17:47

Change focus to a button while a listview is there, when loading the Activity

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