Set next EditText focused and editable on KEY_DOWN

Question

I've got a layout with two editexts. I need to set the second one focused and editable when the enter key is hit on the first one. I've got code for setting focus but I can't start typing when the second one gets the focus.

PS I also need edittext to be exactly one line height without possibility of making addtional rows. It works as well. pss android 2.3

XML code:

<EditText
            android:id="@+id/email"
            style="@style/profileLoginInput"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:hint="@string/email" android:ems="10" android:lines="1" android:maxLines="1" android:ellipsize="end">

            <requestFocus />
        </EditText>

<EditText
            android:id="@+id/password"
            style="@style/profileLoginInput"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:ems="10"
            android:inputType="textPassword" android:hint="@string/password">

Java code :

((EditText) findViewById(R.id.email)).setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener(){
            @Override
            public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
            {
                if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN)
                {
                    switch (keyCode)
                    {
                        case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER:
                        case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER:
                        ((EditText) findViewById(R.id.password)).requestFocus();
                        return true;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        });

-its a, android:nextFocusDown="@id/editText2", remove '+' from id. And try again let me know hat happen.. — user370305, Jun 21 '12 at 08:28
it says that it can't find a resource - can u post a sample code with conditions I mentioned above? — user1462299, Jun 21 '12 at 08:35

score 23 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 21 '12 at 07:44

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You're overthinking this. You can specify the order of the EditText inputs right in the XML without doing anything in Java.

Use the android:nextFocusDown param to specify which field you'd like to get focus when the user hits the enter key.

edited Jun 21 '12 at 07:44

Paresh Mayani

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answered Jun 21 '12 at 07:37

Yevgeny Simkin

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When I hit enter key nothing happens: – user1462299 Jun 21 '12 at 07:58
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Try `android:nextFocusForward="@+id/editText2"`. Also make sure, it's not a multi-line EditText. – Sheharyar Aug 11 '13 at 11:00
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i have used like `editText.setNextFocusDownId(R.id.editText1);` – Pratik Butani Sep 02 '13 at 10:21
I'm using View.FOCUS_FORWARD, so Sheharyar Naseer's answer solved my problem! I needed to tell my last edittext to set focus to first edittext. – Peter Arandorenko Mar 06 '14 at 17:21

score 12 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 19 '13 at 08:28

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android:inputType="text"
android:nextFocusDown="@+id/..."

worked for me

answered Jul 19 '13 at 08:28

Matthias H

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score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 20 '13 at 07:53

android:nextFocusDown Worked fine for me But removed the following Method only then its work:

editText1.setOnEditorActionListener(new EditText.OnEditorActionListener() {

 @Override

public boolean onEditorAction(TextView v, int actionId, KeyEvent event) {
      if (actionId == EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE ||   
              actionId == EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_NEXT) {
         editText2.requestFocus();
         return false;
      }

      return false;
    }
});

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 16 '16 at 22:09

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Besides adding the + in front of id:

android:inputType="text"
android:nextFocusDown="@+id/..."

I also had to add:

android:imeOptions="actionNext"

answered Oct 16 '16 at 22:09

lenooh

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 02 '12 at 07:09

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It seems to be bugged when running this code on the emulator. However, it works on phones

answered Jul 02 '12 at 07:09

user1462299

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