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

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)
    }

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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