Android:How do I force the soft keyboard to close when it has been forced to open?

Question

I have an EditText in my Activity. As soon as the Activity starts I force the soft keyboard to open using.

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
if (imm != null) {
    imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);
}

Now if the soft keypad is open and I press the home button, it remains open. How can I force it close on home press?

see this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7200281/programatically-hide-show-android-soft-keyboard — Silvans Solanki, Jan 10 '12 at 09:26

score 22 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 24 '14 at 09:28

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InputMethodManager mgr = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
mgr.hideSoftInputFromWindow(Your Button.getWindowToken(), 0);

edited Sep 24 '14 at 09:28

Priyanka

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answered Jan 10 '12 at 09:34

Rishi

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 29 '13 at 18:55

@Override
public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
    View view = getCurrentFocus();
    boolean ret = super.dispatchTouchEvent(event);

    if (view instanceof EditText) {
        View w = getCurrentFocus();
        int scrcoords[] = new int[2];
        w.getLocationOnScreen(scrcoords);
        float x = event.getRawX() + w.getLeft() - scrcoords[0];
        float y = event.getRawY() + w.getTop() - scrcoords[1];

        // Log.d("Activity", "Touch event "+event.getRawX()+","+event.getRawY()+" "+x+","+y+" rect "+w.getLeft()+","+w.getTop()+","+w.getRight()+","+w.getBottom()+" coords "+scrcoords[0]+","+scrcoords[1]);
        if (event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP && (x < w.getLeft() || x >= w.getRight() || y < w.getTop() || y > w.getBottom()) ) { 
            InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
            imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getWindow().getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0);
        }
    }
    return ret;
}

This code closes the keyboard when you touch anywhere on the screen.

@ rashmi The solution that you have suggested is to close the soft keyboard when it is called implicitly.here I am forcing it to open when my activity opens imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED,0); So,This solution doesnt work — Vibhuti, Jan 12 '12 at 07:21

Android:How do I force the soft keyboard to close when it has been forced to open?

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