Android keyboard hides edittext. ask question. up vote 30 down vote favorite. 8. here is simple solution for android edittext issue of hiding behind softkeypad. use the code in androidmanifest.xml file of the project module. user contributions licensed under cc by-sa 3.0 with attribution required. rev 2018.11.27.32265. Choosing the input type configures the keyboard type that is shown, acceptable characters, and appearance of the edit text. for example, if you want to accept a secret number, like a unique pin or serial number, you can set inputtype to "numericpassword".. Overview. the edittext is the standard text entry widget in android apps. if the user needs to enter text into an app, this is the primary way for them to do that. there are many important properties that can be set to customize the behavior of an edittext.several of these are listed below..
The android:inputtype attribute allows you to specify various behaviors for the input method. most importantly, if your text field is intended for basic text input (such as for a text message), you should enable auto spelling correction with the "textautocorrect" value. you can combine different behaviors and input method styles with the android:inputtype attribute.. The android system shows an on-screen keyboard, known as a soft input method, when a text field in your ui receives focus. to provide the best user experience, you can specify characteristics about the type of input you expect (such as whether it's a phone number or email address) and how the input method should behave (such as whether it performs auto-correct for spelling mistakes).. Show soft keyboard automatically when edittext receives focus posted by david chandler on may 2, 2012 i’ve been unpleasantly surprised at how difficult it is to find info on showing or hiding the android soft keyboard, so i’m putting a few code snippets out here for posterity..
