Setting onClickListener to editText

Question

Hi im trying to add on click listener to editText so i can disable the softkeyboard when user clicks on edittext using this code below, how to do that?

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(edittext.getWindowToken(), 0);

You said you are trying to add a click listener. Where is that part of the code in your question? — OneCricketeer, Aug 01 '16 at 08:44
i want it to editable but not with softkeyboard with my own buttons — Tarek Zoubi, Aug 01 '16 at 08:45
@TarekZoubi Disable editing in xml and then attach click listener like cricket said — Shaishav, Aug 01 '16 at 08:46
public void hidesoftkeyboard(View v){ _screen.setOnClickListener(); } — Tarek Zoubi, Aug 01 '16 at 08:46

ahdgfd · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-01T08:53:56.593

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First it needs to be focusable...

<EditText
    ...
    android:inputType="none"
    android:focusable="false"
    ... />

You have to implement it in your code and than just add this to get an click listener...

myEditText.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        // hide the keyboard
        // show own keyboard or buttons
    }
});

edited Aug 01 '16 at 08:53

answered Aug 01 '16 at 08:45

ahdgfd

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Change this in your ans above: `android:inputType="none"` and `android:focusable="true"` – Shaishav Aug 01 '16 at 08:52
Thanks! Worked for me perfectly. I tried using Text View to look like Edittext. Used a line below TextView, added as a background drawable but it was complex solution. This one is simple. – VJ Vishal Jogiya Aug 28 '17 at 13:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 10 '19 at 10:27

try it and set OnClickListener

  <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatEditText
            android:id="@+id/edt"
            android:inputType="none"
            android:focusable="false"
            android:editable="false"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 13 '22 at 01:25

The easiest and straight forward way you can set it is by editing the xml file as follows:

android:onClick="onClickMyEditText"

and define the same method in Activity class:

public void onClickMyEditText(View view) {
        //your code here
    }

Setting onClickListener to editText

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