Hide virtual keyboard when button is pressed

Question

Is there a way to hide the virtual keyboard as soon as I press the button on Android? The keyboard initially appears when the user touches the edittext component; I would like it to close when the button is pressed.

Answer 1

To hide the virtual keyboard, try / use this

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(medtSearchQuery.getWindowToken(), 0); 

Answer 2

Best practice for hiding the keyboard:

 InputMethodManager inputMethodManager = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); inputMethodManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS); 

It will automatically get the current focus and hide the keyboard. It doesn't matter how many EditText views you have.

Answer 3

Use code below

  your_button_id.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub try { InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0); } catch (Exception e) { // TODO: handle exception } } });