Xamarin.forms.Android - Hide softkeyboard

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You can create a Custom renderer to hide the keyboard when Entry get the focus.

Firstly, Create an class to extend the Entryin shared code.

   public class MyEntryHideKeyboard:Entry  
       {  
     
       }  

Then, Implement the custom renderer in the android platform.

   using Xamarin.Forms;  
   using Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android;  
     
   [assembly: ExportRenderer(typeof(MyEntryHideKeyboard), typeof(MyEntryRenderer))]  
   namespace App141.Droid  
   {  
       class MyEntryRenderer : EntryRenderer  
       {  
           public MyEntryRenderer(Context context) : base(context)  
           {  
           }  
     
           protected override void OnElementChanged(ElementChangedEventArgs<Entry> e)  
           {  
               base.OnElementChanged(e);  
     
               if (Control != null)  
               {  
               
                   EditText editText= Control as EditText;  
     
                   editText.InputType = Android.Text.InputTypes.Null;  
               }  
           }  
       }  
   }  

In the end, we can use it in the xml.

   <app141:MyEntryHideKeyboard  x:Name="MyEntry"></app141:MyEntryHideKeyboard>  

When you use code to get focus in the OnAppearing method. This Keybord will not show, but you focus still exist.

   public partial class MainPage : ContentPage  
       {  
           public MainPage()  
           {  
               InitializeComponent();  
           }  
           protected override void OnAppearing()  
           {  
               base.OnAppearing();  
            
               MyEntry.Focus();  
           }  
       }  

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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