Show keyboard for edittext when fragment starts

Question

When my fragment starts, I want my edittext to be in focus/let user to just start typing in it. I am able to get it in focus with requestFocus(), but I cannot get the keyboard to show up.

I have tried both this:

edit = (EditText) view.findViewById(R.id.search);
edit.requestFocus();
InputMethodManager imgr = (InputMethodManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imgr.showSoftInput(edit, 0);

and

edit = (EditText) view.findViewById(R.id.search);
InputMethodManager imgr = (InputMethodManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imgr.showSoftInput(edit, 0);
edit.requestFocus();

How can I get the keyboard to show up for EditText?

Answer 1

Another way to make the keyboard open when your fragment starts is to call requestFocus() in onCreateView and react accordingly by opening the keyboard if and only if the EditText is focusable.

if(this.editText.requestFocus())
{
    getActivity().getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE);
}

Answer 2

this article helped me

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
        Bundle savedInstanceState) 
{
  View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_edit_name, container);
  editText = (EditText) view.findViewById(R.id.txt_yourName);
  editText.requestFocus();
  getDialog().getWindow().setSoftInputMode(
                       LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE);
   return view;
}

https://turbomanage.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/show-soft-keyboard-automatically-when-edittext-receives-focus/

Answer 3

Does this work?

imgr.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);

Answer 4

I have helpful extension for that:

fun EditText.showKeyboard() {
    if (requestFocus()) {
        (getActivity()?.getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager)
            .showSoftInput(this, SHOW_IMPLICIT)
        setSelection(text.length)
    }
}

You will also need this one:

fun View.getActivity(): AppCompatActivity?{
    var context = this.context
    while (context is ContextWrapper) {
        if (context is AppCompatActivity) {
            return context
        }
        context = context.baseContext
    }
    return null
}

Answer 5

After trying all solutions here and on other questions related, Here's the method that works for me:

editText.postDelayed(Runnable { showKeyboard(activity, editText)} , 50)


fun showKeyboard(activity: Activity, editText: EditText) {
    val inputMethodManager = activity.getSystemService(Activity.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
    editText.requestFocus()
    inputMethodManager.showSoftInput(this, 0)
}

The fun fact is when you call it without postDeleayed it won't work, even if you just delay it for 1 millisecond it still won't work :D

You can also use it as an extension like this:

fun EditText.showKeyboard(activity: Activity) {
    val inputMethodManager = activity.getSystemService(Activity.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
    requestFocus()
    inputMethodManager.showSoftInput(this, 0)
}

if you don't like to pass activity as a parameter, you use this extension function as @Rafols suggests:

fun View.getActivity(): AppCompatActivity? {
    var context = this.context
    while (context is ContextWrapper) {
        if (context is AppCompatActivity) {
            return context
        }
        context = context.baseContext
    }
    return null
}

then your method will look like this:

fun EditText.showKeyboard() {
    val inputMethodManager = getActivity()!!.getSystemService(Activity.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
    requestFocus()
    inputMethodManager.showSoftInput(this, 0)
}

also if you have a text already in your EditText, its better set selection at the end of your existing text:

fun EditText.showKeyboard() {
    val inputMethodManager = getActivity()!!.getSystemService(Activity.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
    requestFocus()
    inputMethodManager.showSoftInput(this, 0)
    setSelection(length())
}

and if you want to start it when fragment starts:

override fun onResume() {
    super.onResume()
    editText.postDelayed(Runnable { editText.showKeyboard()} , 50)
}