Android Question How to keep the virtual keyboard closed

[EduardoElias]

I use Android Box to run an app for data entry and it is connected using a real keyboard.

However when typing in a edit text android show up the virtual keyboard at same time.

I have to install a null keyboard an use it as the default, because most of these androids does not have an option to turn off the virtual keyboard

I would like to know if there is a way using b4a to disable the virtual keyboard while using an text editor control

 

[DonManfred]

How do you close hide the Android soft keyboard programmatically

I have an EditText and a Button in my layout and after commencing the writing in the edit field and ... code, but where can I find an example of it?

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Also in Google you may find answers. Google

 

[toby]

Try

Ime.hidekeyboard

You need ime library

 

[toby]

    Dim ime As IME
    ime.HideKeyboard

 

[RB Smissaert]

I use Android Box to run an app for data entry and it is connected using a real keyboard.

However when typing in a edit text android show up the virtual keyboard at same time.

I have to install a null keyboard an use it as the default, because most of these androids does not have an option to turn off the virtual keyboard

I would like to know if there is a way using b4a to disable the virtual keyboard while using an text editor control

You can also disable the keyboard with Java. I do this as I only run my own custom keyboard and sofar this has always worked fine.
In a B4XPages project you will need this code:

In Main:

#IF JAVA
    import android.widget.EditText;
    import android.os.Build;
    import android.text.InputType;

 public void disableSoftKeyboard(final EditText v) {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11) {
        v.setRawInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT);
        v.setTextIsSelectable(true);
        v.setShowSoftInputOnFocus(false);
     } else {
        v.setRawInputType(InputType.TYPE_NULL);
        v.setFocusable(true);
     }
}

 public static void enableSoftKeyboard(final EditText v, int iKeyBoardType) {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11) {
        v.setRawInputType(iKeyBoardType);
        v.setTextIsSelectable(true);
        v.setShowSoftInputOnFocus(true);
     } else {
        v.setRawInputType(iKeyBoardType);
        v.setFocusable(true);
     }
                     
}
#END IF

In B4XMainPage (or where ever else):

Sub Class_Globals
     Public NativeMe As JavaObject
End Sub

Sub DisableKeyboard(edt as EditText)
    If NativeMe.IsInitialized = False Then
        NativeMe.InitializeContext
    End If
    NativeMe.RunMethod("disableSoftKeyboard", Array As Object(edt))
End Sub

DisableKeyboard will need to run for every EditText.

RBS