How to check visibility of software keyboard in Android?

Question

I need to do a very simple thing - find out if the software keyboard is shown. Is this possible in Android?

Answer 1

The idea is, if you need to hide your keyboard and check soft input state at the same time, use the following solution:

public boolean hideSoftInput() {
    InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Activity.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
    return imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(mViewPager.getWindowToken(), 0);
}

This method returns true if keyboard was shown before hiding.