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Collins Kesuibai
Collins Kesuibai

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Show/hide android soft keyboard with kotlin - 31 seconds of code.

#android #kotlin
What you will need and use.
  • InputMethodManager - The InputMethodManager is a client side API that exists in each application context and manages interactions.
  • View - Currently focused view.
  • Context
  • windowToken -Get windowToken from the window containing your currently focused view.
Showing the keyboard ⬆ 
private fun View.showKeyboard() {
        val imm = context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
        imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0)
    }
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Hiding the keyboard ⬇ 
private fun View.hideKeyboard() {
        val imm = context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
        imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(windowToken, 0)
    }
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Have a question don't hesitate to ask.Have a good day😊or night.hideKeyboard()// end of post ,share away.

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