Android how to make keyboard enter button say Search and handle its click

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I can t figure this out  Some apps have a EditText  textbox  which  when you touch it and it brings up the on-screen keyboard  the keyboard has a  Search  button instead of an enter key   I want to implement this  How can I implement that Search button and detect press of the Search button   Edit  found how to implement the Search button  in XML  android imeOptions  actionSearch  or in Java  EditTextSample setImeOptions EditorInfo IME ACTION SEARCH    But how do I handle the user pressing that Search button  Does it have something to do with android imeActionId

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Hide keyboard when user clicks search  Addition to Robby Pond answer private void performSearch         editText clearFocus        InputMethodManager in    InputMethodManager  getSystemService Context INPUT METHOD SERVICE       in hideSoftInputFromWindow editText getWindowToken    0            perform search

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In xml file  put imeOptions  actionSearch  and inputType  text   maxLines  1     lt EditText     android id    id search box      android layout width  match parent      android layout height  wrap content      android hint   string search      android imeOptions  actionSearch      android inputType  text      android maxLines  1    gt

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In the layout set your input method options to search    lt EditText     android imeOptions  actionSearch       android inputType  text    gt    In the java add the editor action listener   editText setOnEditorActionListener new TextView OnEditorActionListener          Override     public boolean onEditorAction TextView v  int actionId  KeyEvent event            if  actionId    EditorInfo IME ACTION SEARCH                performSearch                return true                    return false

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This answer is for TextInputEditText   In the layout XML file set your input method options to your required type  for example done   lt com google android material textfield TextInputLayout         android id  quot   id textInputLayout quot          android layout width  quot match parent quot          android layout height  quot wrap content quot  gt            lt com google android material textfield TextInputEditText             android layout width  quot match parent quot              android layout height  quot wrap content quot              android imeOptions  quot actionGo quot   gt    lt  com google android material textfield TextInputLayout gt  Similarly  you can also set imeOptions to actionSubmit  actionSearch  etc In the java add the editor action listener  TextInputLayout textInputLayout   findViewById R id textInputLayout    textInputLayout getEditText   setOnEditorActionListener new       TextView OnEditorActionListener              Override         public boolean onEditorAction TextView v  int actionId  KeyEvent event                if  actionId    EditorInfo IME ACTION GO                    performYourAction                    return true                            return false                     If you re using kotlin   textInputLayout editText setOnEditorActionListener      actionId    - gt      if  actionId    EditorInfo IME ACTION GO            performYourAction             true

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In Kotlin  evLoginPassword setOnEditorActionListener      actionId    - gt      if  actionId    EditorInfo IME ACTION DONE            doTheLoginWork             true     Partial Xml Code    lt LinearLayout         android layout width  match parent          android layout height  wrap content          android orientation  vertical  gt          lt android support design widget TextInputLayout             android layout width  match parent              android layout height  wrap content               android layout marginBottom  8dp              android layout marginTop  8dp              android paddingLeft  24dp              android paddingRight  24dp  gt                lt EditText                 android id    id evLoginUserEmail                  android layout width  match parent                  android layout height  wrap content                  android hint   string email                  android inputType  textEmailAddress                  android textColor   color black 54 percent    gt           lt  android support design widget TextInputLayout gt            lt android support design widget TextInputLayout             android layout width  match parent              android layout height  wrap content              android layout marginBottom  8dp              android layout marginTop  8dp              android paddingLeft  24dp              android paddingRight  24dp  gt                lt EditText                 android id    id evLoginPassword                  android layout width  match parent                  android layout height  wrap content                  android hint   string password                  android inputType  textPassword                  android imeOptions  actionDone                  android textColor   color black 54 percent    gt           lt  android support design widget TextInputLayout gt   lt  LinearLayout gt

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by XML       lt EditText         android id    id search edit          android layout width  match parent          android layout height  wrap content          android hint   string search          android imeOptions  actionSearch          android inputType  text    gt    By Java     editText clearFocus        InputMethodManager in    InputMethodManager getSystemService Context INPUT METHOD SERVICE       in hideSoftInputFromWindow searchEditText getWindowToken    0

[android] Android: how to make keyboard enter button say "Search" and handle its click?

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