Full project with source code to Hide the Soft Keyboard Programmatically in Android
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="16dp"
tools:context="tech.codingpoint.closekeyboardexample.MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/text_view_result"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="Hello World!"
android:textSize="20sp" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/edit_text_input"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:onClick="setText"
android:text="Set Text" />
</LinearLayout>
MainActivity.java
package tech.codingpoint.closekeyboardexample;
import android.content.Context;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private TextView textViewResult;
private EditText editTextInput;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
textViewResult = findViewById(R.id.text_view_result);
editTextInput = findViewById(R.id.edit_text_input);
}
public void setText(View v) {
String newText = editTextInput.getText().toString();
textViewResult.setText(newText);
closeKeyboard();
}
private void closeKeyboard() {
View view = this.getCurrentFocus();
if (view != null) {
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
}
}
}