close keyboard when user taps on recyclerView

Question

I have a RecyclerView and below there's an EditText. I want when user taps outside the EditText to close the keyboard.

I searched and find this answer here but it doesn't work for me. User taps outside but EditText still has focus.

My XML code is :

<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
    android:id="@+id/rv_chatroom_messages_list"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/spacing_medium"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:clickable="true" android:focusableInTouchMode="true" android:focusable="true"
    android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="0dp"/>

<LinearLayout
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:background="@color/white"
    android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/spacing_large" android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/spacing_medium"
    android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/spacing_large" android:paddingRight="@dimen/spacing_medium"
    android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/et_chatroom_send_message"
        android:layout_gravity="bottom"
        android:background="@null"
        android:textSize="@dimen/app_text_size_normal" android:hint="Type to reply"
        android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/spacing_large" android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/spacing_large"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_height="@dimen/spacing_xlarge" android:inputType="textMultiLine" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/iv_chatroom_send_message_btn"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_pong_2"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_width="48dp" android:layout_height="48dp" android:contentDescription="Send msg button" />

</LinearLayout>

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 07 '17 at 10:29

2

Simply set an onTouchListener() to your RecyclerView and call the hideKeyboard() method from it.

answered Mar 07 '17 at 10:29

Geet Choubey

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not for `RecyclerView` but for main `ViewGroup` which contains both views (cutted of from posted XML), and check inside this listener if `editText.hasFocus()` – snachmsm Mar 07 '17 at 10:31
That is another way but if the `RecyclerView` covers entire screen above the EditText, then both should achieve same thing. BUT isn't EditText part of the ViewGroup? :/ – Geet Choubey Mar 07 '17 at 10:34

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '17 at 10:28

1

close it when your editText losses it's focus.

like that:

EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edittxt);
editText.setOnFocusChangeListener(new OnFocusChangeListener() {
    @Override
    public void onFocusChange(View v, boolean hasFocus) {
        if (!hasFocus) {
            // code to execute when EditText loses focus
            InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
            imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(editText.getWindowToken(), 0);
        }
    }
});

answered Mar 07 '17 at 10:28

Atef Hares

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That's what I'm doing - the problem is that it doesn't seems to look focus – Mes Mar 07 '17 at 10:29
when user "taps" outside `EditText` and "tapped" layout is not focusable then `EditText` still have focus... – snachmsm Mar 07 '17 at 10:29

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 07 '17 at 10:46

Call this method on recyclerview touch listener...

public static void hideKeyboard(final Activity activity) {
    final View view = activity.getCurrentFocus();
    final InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) activity.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);

    Handler handler = new Handler();
    handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            if (view == null) {
                View view2 = new View(activity);
                imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view2.getWindowToken(), 0);
            } else {
                imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
            }
        }
    }, 125);
}

close keyboard when user taps on recyclerView

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