onKey() method is not triggered as desired

Question

I’m trying to capture the enter key to jump from one EditText to another. The problem is that the method onKey() is not called when I press a key, for it to run I need to hold the key for a while.

My code:

 this.mHolder.editLargura.setOnKeyListener(new View.OnKeyListener() {
        @Override
        public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
            if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN && keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER)
            {
                mHolder.editComprimento.requestFocus();
            }
            return false;
        }
    });

What can I do for him to be triggered without me having to hold a key?

Answer 1

The onKeyListener documentation says that it is only triggered with certainty by physical keyboards. Software keyboards usually do not activate this Switch, except in some special cases. I don’t know what your case is, but you’ll probably need another kind of Istener, like this one: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/inputmethodservice/KeyboardView.OnKeyboardActionListener.html