Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Context; import android.view.View; import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager; public class Main { public static void showPanel(View panelLayout) { final Activity activity = (Activity) panelLayout.getContext(); panelLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE); if (activity.getCurrentFocus() != null) { hideKeyboard(activity.getCurrentFocus()); } } public static void hideKeyboard(View view) { InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) view.getContext() .getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0); } }