How to hide the soft keyboard inside a fragment?

JavaAndroidKotlinAndroid FragmentsAndroid Softkeyboard

Java Problem Overview

I have a FragmentActivity using a ViewPager to serve several fragments. Each is a ListFragment with the following layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	android:layout_height="fill_parent">
	<LinearLayout
		android:orientation="vertical"
		android:layout_width="match_parent"
		android:layout_height="match_parent"
		android:padding="8dp">
		<ListView android:id="@id/android:list"
			android:layout_width="fill_parent"
			android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
		
		<EditText android:id="@+id/entertext"
			android:layout_width="fill_parent"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
	</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

When starting the activity, the soft keyboard shows. To remedy this, I did the following inside the fragment:

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
	//Save the container view so we can access the window token
	viewContainer = container;
	//get the input method manager service
	imm = (InputMethodManager)getActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
	. . .
}

@Override
public void onStart() {
	super.onStart();
	
	//Hide the soft keyboard
	imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(viewContainer.getWindowToken(), 0);
}

I save the incoming ViewGroup container parameter from onCreateView as a way to access the window token for the main activity. This runs without error, but the keyboard doesn't get hidden from the call to hideSoftInputFromWindow in onStart.

Originally, I tried using the inflated layout instead of container, i.e:

imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(myInflatedLayout.getWindowToken(), 0);

but this threw a NullPointerException, presumably because the fragment itself isn't an activity and doesn't have a unique window token?

Is there a way to hide the soft keyboard from within a fragment, or should I create a method in the FragmentActivity and call it from within the fragment?

Java Solutions

Solution 1 - Java

As long as your Fragment creates a View, you can use the IBinder (window token) from that view after it has been attached. For example, you can override onActivityCreated in your Fragment:

@Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
	super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
	final InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
	imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getView().getWindowToken(), 0);
}

Solution 2 - Java

Nothing but the following line of code worked for me:

getActivity().getWindow().setSoftInputMode(
            WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);

Solution 3 - Java

If you add the following attribute to your activity's manifest definition, it will completely suppress the keyboard from popping when your activity opens. Hopefully this helps:

(Add to your Activity's manifest definition):

android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"

Solution 4 - Java

	@Override
	public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
			Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_my, container,
				false);
		someClass.onCreate(rootView);
		return rootView;
	}

Keep an instance of my root view in my class

View view;

public void onCreate(View rootView) {
    view = rootView;

Use the view to hide the keyboard

 public void removePhoneKeypad() {
    InputMethodManager inputManager = (InputMethodManager) view
            .getContext()
            .getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);

    IBinder binder = view.getWindowToken();
    inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(binder,
            InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
}

Solution 5 - Java

Exception for DialogFragment though, focus of the embedded Dialog must be hidden, instead only the first EditText within the embedded Dialog

this.getDialog().getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_HIDDEN);

Solution 6 - Java

This code works for fragments:

getActivity().getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);

Solution 7 - Java

Use this static method, from anywhere (Activity / Fragment) you like.

public static void hideKeyboard(Activity activity) {
    try{
        InputMethodManager inputManager = (InputMethodManager) activity
                .getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
        View currentFocusedView = activity.getCurrentFocus();
        if (currentFocusedView != null) {
            inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(currentFocusedView.getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
        }
    }catch (Exception e){
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

If you want to use for fragment just call hideKeyboard(((Activity) getActivity())).

Solution 8 - Java

this will be work in my case when in tabs i switch from one fragment to another fragments

@Override
public void setUserVisibleHint(boolean isVisibleToUser) {
    super.setUserVisibleHint(isVisibleToUser);
    if (isVisibleToUser) {
        try {
            InputMethodManager mImm = (InputMethodManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
            mImm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getView().getWindowToken(), 0);
            mImm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getActivity().getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "setUserVisibleHint: ", e);
        }
    }
}

Solution 9 - Java

Solution that worked for me in fragments:

fun hideKeyboard(){
    val imm = requireActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
    imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view?.windowToken, 0)
}

and in an activity:

fun hideKeyboard(){
    val inputManager: InputMethodManager = getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
    inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(currentFocus?.windowToken, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED)
}

Solution 10 - Java

Nothing of this worked on API27. I had to add this in the container of the layout, for me it was a ConstraintLayout:

<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:focusable="true"
            android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
            android:focusedByDefault="true">

//Your layout

</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

Solution 11 - Java

This worked for me in Kotlin class

fun hideKeyboard(activity: Activity) {
    try {
        val inputManager = activity
            .getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
        val currentFocusedView = activity.currentFocus
        if (currentFocusedView != null) {
            inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(currentFocusedView.windowToken, InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS)
        }
    } catch (e: Exception) {
        e.printStackTrace()
    }

}

Solution 12 - Java

Use this code in any fragment button listener:

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getActivity().getSystemService(getActivity().INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getActivity().getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0);

Solution 13 - Java

Kotlin code

val imm = requireActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(requireActivity().currentFocus?.windowToken, 0)

Solution 14 - Java

Just add this line in you code:

getActivity().getWindow().setSoftInputMode(
                WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);

Solution 15 - Java

In Kotlin:

(activity?.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager).hideSoftInputFromWindow(view?.windowToken,0)

Solution 16 - Java

Use this:

Button loginBtn = view.findViewById(R.id.loginBtn);
loginBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
   public void onClick(View v) {
      InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getActivity().getSystemService(getActivity().INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
      imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(v.getWindowToken(), 0);
   }
});

Solution 17 - Java

IN BEGINNING

in fragment, below code(use in onActivityCreated) force to hide keyboard in beginning:

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

    Objects.requireNonNull(getActivity()).getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_HIDDEN);
}

DURING FRAGMENT (if need)

and also if you have edittext or sth different needs keyboard, and wanna hide the keyboard when pressing outside the keyboard(in my case I have LinearLayout class in xml), first initialize the layout:

LinearLayout linearLayout;

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    
    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.<your fragment xml>, container, false);

    linearLayout= view.findViewById(R.id.linearLayout);
    ...
    return view;
}

then, you need to below code(use in onViewCreated):

@Override
public void onViewCreated(@NonNull View view, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    linearLayout.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view12) {
            try {
                InputMethodManager inputMethodManager = (InputMethodManager) Objects.requireNonNull(VideoFragment.this.getActivity()).getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
                assert inputMethodManager != null;
                inputMethodManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(VideoFragment.this.getActivity().getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0);

            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    });

}

Solution 18 - Java

You can use two ways:

You can create a method inside fragment, but first you must create a View attribute and put the inflater result inside it before it returns in onCreateView:

1° Open your Fragment class. Create attribute

private View view;

2° assign the 'view' attribute the inflater in onCreateView

@Nullable
@Override
public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
                view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.your_activity_main, container, false);
                return view;
}

3° create the method 'hideKeyboard'

public void hideKeyboard(Activity activity) {
        try{
            InputMethodManager inputManager = (InputMethodManager) activity
                    .getSystemService(view.getContext().INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
            View currentFocusedView = activity.getCurrentFocus();
            if (currentFocusedView != null) {
                inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(currentFocusedView.getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
            }
        }catch (Exception e){
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

5° Now just call the method

    hideKeyboard(getActivity());

If that doesn't solve your problem, you can try passing the MainActivity class as an object to close the keyboard inside the Frament class

1° In YourClassActivity that you instantiated Fragment, create the method 'hideKeyboard'

public class YourClassActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    public static void hideKeyboard(Activity activity) {
            InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) activity.getSystemService(Activity.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
            //Find the currently focused view, so we can grab the correct window token from it.
            View view = activity.getCurrentFocus();
            //If no view currently has focus, create a new one, just so we can grab a window token from it
            if (view == null) {
                view = new View(activity);
            }
            imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
        }
}

2° Implement the 'Serializable' interface in your Activity that instantiates the Fragment

public class YourClassActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements Serializable {
...
}

3° When you instantiate the Frament in the Activity, you must pass the arguments to that Fragment, which will be the Activity class itself

Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
bundle.putSerializable("activity", this);
YourClassFragment fragment = new YourClassFragment();
fragment.setArguments(bundle);

4° Now let's go to your Fragment class. Create attribute view and activity.

private View view;  
private Activity activity;

5° Assign the 'view' attribute the inflater in onCreateView. Here you will retrieve the Activity object that was passed as a parameter of this Fragment

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.your_activity_main, container, false);
            activity = (Activity) getArguments().getSerializable("obj");
    
            return view;
    }

6° Now just call the method

hideKeyboard(activity);
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