SoftwareKeyboardControllerCompat

class SoftwareKeyboardControllerCompat

Provide controls for showing and hiding the IME.

This class provides the implementation for show and hide for the ime.

This class only requires a View as a dependency, whereas WindowInsetsControllerCompat requires a Window for all of its behavior.

Summary

Public constructors

Public functions
Unit

Hide the software keyboard.
Unit

Request that the system show a software keyboard.

Public constructors

SoftwareKeyboardControllerCompat

Added in 1.11.0
SoftwareKeyboardControllerCompat(view: View)

Public functions

hide

Added in 1.11.0
fun hide(): Unit

Hide the software keyboard.

This request is best effort, if the system cannot hide the software keyboard this call will silently be ignored.

show

Added in 1.11.0
fun show(): Unit

Request that the system show a software keyboard.

This request is best effort. If the system can currently show a software keyboard, it will be shown. However, there is no guarantee that the system will be able to show a software keyboard. If the system cannot show a software keyboard currently, this call will be silently ignored.