android how to set hidden keyboard for an edittext

Question

In my app i have an editText . If i click on that then it should open the date picker dialog not the keyboard. Its opening date piker but along with keyboard also coming.

(by default keyboard come for editText but i dont want that) I want for this editText keyboard should not visible/ should be hidden.

How can i do that?

I did like this,

   private EditText editDate;
  editDate=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editDate);

editDate.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
            public void onClick(View v) {
                InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
                imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(editDate.getWindowToken(), 0);

                 showDialog(DATE_DIALOG_ID);
            }
        });

its not working. Is there any way?

thank you

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 29 '11 at 10:03

5

What about

EditText et = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.et);
et.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_NULL);

answered Oct 29 '11 at 10:03

aleph_null

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+1, working fine ! but when I click on x button keyboard popups! – LOG_TAG May 27 '14 at 08:57

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 15 '12 at 06:56

This thing is working. http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ViewGroup.html#attr_android:descendantFocusability

<DatePicker
            android:id="@+id/sheduleDatePicker1"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants" />

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 29 '11 at 09:53

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try setting this

getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);

you might have to make it visible again when your date picker resigns, so that your other edit text should receive keyboard..

getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_VISIBLE);

answered Oct 29 '11 at 09:53

Krishnabhadra

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within editText click event i ll give the 1st line. and where i ll put the 2nd line? – Jyosna Oct 29 '11 at 09:57
no, its not working. i tried but still keyboard is coming first then date picker – Jyosna Oct 29 '11 at 09:59
Have you seen [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1109022/how-to-close-hide-the-android-soft-keyboard) thread and [this](http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=7115) issue.. – Krishnabhadra Oct 29 '11 at 10:05

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 29 '11 at 10:08

In the ActivityLayout xml file change editDate to uneditable. For example, i used this in my xml:

<EditText android:id="@+id/date_EditText"
        android:editable="false"  <---- this is what you want
        android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
        android:inputType="none" 
        android:layout_weight="2" 
        android:layout_margin="5dp" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical">

android how to set hidden keyboard for an edittext

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