Hide virtual keyboard when click a button

Question

Is there a way to hide the virtual keyboard once I click a button in android? The keyboard originally pops up when the user touches an edittext component; I'd like it to close once a button is pushed.

Answer 1

Best Practice for hiding keyboard:

InputMethodManager inputMethodManager = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
inputMethodManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);

It will automatically receive the current focus and will hide keyboard. Doesn't matter how many EditText views you have.

Answer 2

Use Below Code

    your_button_id.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
           try  {
             InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
             imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(), 0);
           } catch (Exception e) {
            // TODO: handle exception
          }
        }
    });