What is the correct way of dismissing the keyboard in a ui::TextField?

cocos2d-x C++
#1

In 3.1, I have a ui::TextField. I also have a button that dismisses the keyboard added to the scene. Reading the code in the text field class leads me to believe I should call setDetachWithIME. However, this does not work. Instead I use textField->didNotSelectSelf(). This doesn’t seem right, but maybe it’s the way a keyboard needs to be dismissed?

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#2

@Javy

You should get the render and call its closeIME method, please refer to the following code snippets:

 TextField* textField = dynamic_cast<TextField*>(pSender);
 UICCTextField *ime = dynamic_cast<UICCTextField*>(textField->getVirtualRenderer());
  ime->closeIME();
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#3

It should have an easier method call, such as textField->hideKeyboard(); or similar.

Thanks for the clear answer.

#4

Agreed. Just ran into this today and it’s certainly not an obvious way of closing the IME! Regardless, thanks to owen for the answer. Works for me.

#5

This code worked like a charm, it’s still the best way in 2019.