---
title: "ImeAction"
description: "Signals the keyboard what type of action should be displayed. It is not guaranteed that the
keyboard will show the requested action."
type: "class"
---

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```kotlin
value class ImeAction private constructor(@Suppress("unused") private val value: Int)
```


Signals the keyboard what type of action should be displayed. It is not guaranteed that the
keyboard will show the requested action.


## Companion Object

#### Properties

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```kotlin
val Unspecified: ImeAction
```


The action is not specified. This defaults to `Default`, which explicitly requests the
platform and keyboard to make the decision, but `Default` will take precedence when
merging `ImeAction`s.



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```kotlin
val Default: ImeAction
```


Use the platform and keyboard defaults and let the keyboard decide the action it is going
to show. The keyboards will mostly show one of `Done` or `None` actions based on the
single/multi line configuration. This action will never be sent as the performed action
to IME action callbacks.



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```kotlin
val None: ImeAction
```


Represents that no action is expected from the keyboard. Keyboard might choose to show an
action which mostly will be newline, however this action will never be sent as the
performed action to IME action callbacks.



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```kotlin
val Go: ImeAction
```


Represents that the user would like to go to the target of the text in the input i.e.
visiting a URL.



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```kotlin
val Search: ImeAction
```


Represents that the user wants to execute a search, i.e. web search query.



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```kotlin
val Send: ImeAction
```


Represents that the user wants to send the text in the input, i.e. an SMS.



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```kotlin
val Previous: ImeAction
```


Represents that the user wants to return to the previous input i.e. going back to the
previous field in a form.



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```kotlin
val Next: ImeAction
```


Represents that the user is done with the current input, and wants to move to the next
one i.e. moving to the next field in a form.



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```kotlin
val Done: ImeAction
```


Represents that the user is done providing input to a group of inputs. Some kind of
finalization behavior should now take place i.e. the field was the last element in a
group and the data input is finalized.