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 boolean showSoftInput(View view) { InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) view.getContext() .getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); return imm.showSoftInput(view, 2); } public static boolean showSoftInput(Activity activity) { View view = activity.getCurrentFocus(); if (view != null) { InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) view.getContext() .getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); return imm.showSoftInput(view, 2); } else { return false; } } }