Question

I am using following layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:orientation="vertical" >
<DatePicker
        android:id="@+id/datePicker"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:layout_marginBottom="2dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
        android:nextFocusRight="@+id/timePicker"
        android:nextFocusDown="@+id/timePicker" />
 <TimePicker
        android:id="@+id/timePicker"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@id/datePicker"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:layout_marginBottom="2dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
        android:nextFocusLeft="@+id/datePicker"
        android:nextFocusUp="@+id/datePicker" />
 <Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@id/timePicker"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:layout_marginBottom="0dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
        android:text="@string/button1" />
</RelativeLayout>

I am trying to get to the next view with

android:nextFocusRight="@+id/timePicker"
android:nextFocusDown="@+id/timePicker"

But this doesn’t work. When I start in the DatePicker and click next, I get a wrong view, with a normal keyboad layout.

Can anybody help?

Answer 1

I believe all you need to do is add the following to all views you want to take focus:

android:focusable="true"

---

Per Documentation:

Focus Handling

The framework will handle routine focus movement in response to user
input. This includes changing the focus as views are removed or
hidden, or as new views become available. Views indicate their
willingness to take focus through the isFocusable() method.

---

isFocusable()

Returns whether this View is able to take focus.

Related XML Attributes
android:focusable

Returns
True if this view can take focus, or false otherwise.