Android POCs (Proof of Concepts)

FieldSelect-TextEdit

When EditText widget edittext, has method OnKeyListener.onKey(..) detect a carriage return, a toast is shown and hideKeyboard() is called. Method hideKeyboard() makes use of a class object for InputMethodManager.

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FieldSelect-TextEdit/src/com/brainyideas/dev/poc/fste/TextEdit.java
package com.brainyideas.dev.poc.fste;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnKeyListener;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;


public class TextEdit extends Activity {
	
	EditText edittext;
	
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    	
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        
        init();
    }
    
    void init() {
    	
    	edittext = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edit_text);
    	edittext.setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener() {
    		
    	    public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
    	    	
    	        // If the event is a key-down event on the "enter" button
    	        if ((event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN) && (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER)) {
    	        
    	          // Perform action on key press
    	          Toast.makeText(TextEdit.this, edittext.getText(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    	          hideKeyboard();
    	          
    	          return true;
    	        }
    	
    	        return false;
    	    }
    	});
    }
    
	void hideKeyboard() {

		InputMethodManager inputMgr = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
		inputMgr.toggleSoftInput(0, 0);		
	}
}

FieldSelect-TextEdit/res/layout/main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    >

	<TextView  
	    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
	    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
	    android:text="@string/field_name"
	    />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/edit_text"
        android:inputType="text|textCapSentences|textAutoCorrect|textMultiLine"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="stateVisible|adjustPan"
        android:hint="@string/edit_hint"  
		android:lines="5"  
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

</LinearLayout>