How to show keyboard only when user click on edit text box to insert text?

Question

<EditText
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="50dp"
    android:drawableLeft="@drawable/search"
    android:background="@drawable/search_bar"
    android:paddingLeft="15dp"
    android:drawablePadding="10dp"
    android:inputType="text"
    android:id="@+id/srchbar"
    android:onClick="searchBarClick">
</EditText>
public void searchBarClick(View view){

}

I have an edit text box and onClick function.Please tell how to show keyboard ONLY when user click on edittext box to insert data.In normal condition,keyboard appears as i run my application but i only want it to be shown when user click on edittext box.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/18977480/7666442 – AskNilesh Jul 31 '18 at 10:20 — AskNilesh, Jul 31 '18 at 10:20
make your parent layout focusable – Rohit Sharma Jul 31 '18 at 10:45 — Rohit Sharma, Jul 31 '18 at 10:45

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 31 '18 at 10:39

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add this below code in the root element of your layout.

 <LinearLayout
     android:layout_width="0px"
     android:layout_height="0px"
     android:focusable="true"
     android:focusableInTouchMode="true" />

edited Jul 31 '18 at 10:39

Sachin Rajput

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answered Jul 31 '18 at 10:21

Mohammad Ali Fouani

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 31 '18 at 10:24

editText.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(
        Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
        imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(editText.getWindowToken(), 0);
        }
    }, 50);

sometime edittext might get focus after manually hide soft-keyboard.

so, delay some time and then after hide it forcefully in onResume() method of your activity or fragment

How to show keyboard only when user click on edit text box to insert text?

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