Android keyboard next button issue on EditText

Question

I am facing an issue, I have username & password fields on activity, now when I click on username keyboard appears but no next button on it and I cannot move to next Edittext control through keyboard in this case, keyboard displays enter button in it as attached in screenshot which increases its height,

Can anyone guide me what is the solution to this problem (to display next button on edittext)?

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My Code

txtUserid = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.txtUserID);
        txtUserPasword = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.txtPassword);

        txtUserid.setNextFocusDownId(R.id.txtPassword);
        txtUserPasword.setNextFocusDownId(R.id.btnLogin);

score 109 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 11 '13 at 09:42

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Add android:singleLine="true" android:nextFocusDown="@+id/textView2" on your xml. Will show Next key and also focus to the next field.

answered Feb 11 '13 at 09:42

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This works for me, although it might be important to note that if you set android:imeOptions="actionNext", then it will override the attributes mentioned in this answer – user1549672 Aug 22 '13 at 21:32
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If you use android:singleLine="true" means, that itself good enough to visible the "next" button on the keypad – prabu Feb 28 '14 at 05:44
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It works for me when also I get rid of `android:imeOptions="actionNext"` – Mr.Moustard Oct 29 '14 at 09:58

score 59 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 28 '14 at 02:28

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In your layout, just set the XML attributes android:imeOptions="actionNext" for your first three text boxes and android:imeOptions="actionDone" for the last one.

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edited Mar 28 '14 at 02:28

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answered Jan 25 '12 at 13:15

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i have used it on edittext but i dont know why it does not work. :( – UMAR-MOBITSOLUTIONS Jan 25 '12 at 13:33

Hiral Vadodaria · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-25T13:17:01.053

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add this lines below your lines of code you provided:

txtUserid.setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener() {

    public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
          // If the event is a key-down event on the "enter" button
          if ((event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN) &&
               (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER))
          {
                // Perform action on Enter key press
                txtUserid.clearFocus();
                txtUserPasword.requestFocus();
                return true;
          }
          return false;
    }
});

txtUserPasword.setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener() {

    public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {

          if ((event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN) &&
                    (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER))
          {
                 // Perform action on Enter key press
                 // check for username - password correctness here
                 return true;
          }
          return false;
    }
});

edited Jan 25 '12 at 13:17

answered Jan 25 '12 at 13:11

Hiral Vadodaria

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thanks for your reply, it has stopped increasing edittext height but still i have no way to move to next editext :( – UMAR-MOBITSOLUTIONS Jan 25 '12 at 13:17
please check my edited answer.Lines in txtUserid's onKeyListener has been changed. – Hiral Vadodaria Jan 25 '12 at 13:18
+1 for smartwork but I don't think this Work for Multiline input? – deepak Sharma Jan 25 '12 at 13:51
@deepakSharma: yes..but i suggested according to his requirement.and obviously it is a trick. – Hiral Vadodaria Jan 27 '12 at 04:27

score 9 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 08 '18 at 09:57

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Another best solution would be:

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

edited Sep 08 '18 at 09:57

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answered Jun 29 '16 at 17:00

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"next" produces an error: "Error:(48, 45) String types not allowed (at 'imeOptions' with value 'next').". It should be "actionNext". And android:singleLine="true" is deprecated. Use android:maxLines="1" instead. – jk7 Mar 02 '17 at 00:39

score 7 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 25 '12 at 13:20

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If your EditText is supposed to have only 1 line, add the attribute android:singleLine="true" on your XML, that will remove the Enter key and replace it with Next / Done button.

answered Jan 25 '12 at 13:20

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Kunal Dharaiya · Answer 6 · 2017-04-07T05:53:33.697

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add your xml layout ,

in suppose u want 4 edittext in row so first three editext u set below,

android:imeOptions="actionNext"

and last one editext u set

android:imeOptions="actionDone"

u add line so add,Use

  android:singleLine="true"

edited Apr 07 '17 at 05:53

answered Mar 20 '17 at 13:13

Kunal Dharaiya

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oddly enough MaxLines="1" didn't work on my Galaxy 4, had to use singleLine="true" – user330844 Apr 06 '17 at 16:18
singleline="true" its deprecated but its worked bro ,, – Kunal Dharaiya Apr 07 '17 at 05:55

score 4 · Answer 7 · edited Feb 18 '19 at 12:49

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You need to take care of few things:

Add android:singleLine="true".
Add android:nextFocusDown="@+id/tv2" on your XML.
Don't add android:imeOptions="actionNext", otherwise it will override above two attributes.

edited Feb 18 '19 at 12:49

סטנלי גרונן

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answered Feb 18 '19 at 11:36

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score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Nov 24 '14 at 08:13

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use this attribute:

android:inputType="textPersonName"

answered Nov 24 '14 at 08:13

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score 2 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 03 '18 at 10:51

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Add

android:inputType="text"

line in your edittext tag. and your problem will be resolved.

answered Jul 03 '18 at 10:51

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score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Jul 27 '12 at 08:33

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Just add android:singleLine="true" to the EditText tag in the layout XML..

answered Jul 27 '12 at 08:33

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It's deprecated. Use `android:maxLines="1"` instead – Prabs Apr 27 '17 at 11:46

score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Aug 01 '15 at 05:15

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Just add android:singleLine="true" you don't need that code for that

answered Aug 01 '15 at 05:15

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Aug 06 '18 at 10:36

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android:singleLine="true" is deprecated

use

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

instead

answered Aug 06 '18 at 10:36

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