Interface
Common
> **Deprecated** Use PlatformTextInputModifierNode instead.
```kotlin
interface PlatformTextInputService
```
Platform specific text input service.
## Functions
```kotlin
fun startInput(
value: TextFieldValue,
imeOptions: ImeOptions,
onEditCommand: (List) -> Unit,
onImeActionPerformed: (ImeAction) -> Unit,
)
```
Start text input session for given client.
```kotlin
fun startInput()
```
Restart input and show the keyboard. This should only be called when starting a new
`PlatformTextInputModifierNode.textInputSession`.
```kotlin
fun stopInput()
```
Stop text input session.
showSoftwareKeyboard
```kotlin
fun showSoftwareKeyboard()
```
Request showing onscreen keyboard
There is no guarantee nor callback of the result of this API.
hideSoftwareKeyboard
```kotlin
fun hideSoftwareKeyboard()
```
Hide software keyboard
updateState
```kotlin
fun updateState(oldValue: TextFieldValue?, newValue: TextFieldValue)
```
Notify the new editor model to IME.
notifyFocusedRect
```kotlin
fun notifyFocusedRect(rect: Rect)
```
Notify the focused rectangle to the system.
The system can ignore this information or use it to for additional functionality.
For example, desktop systems show a popup near the focused input area (for some languages).
updateTextLayoutResult
```kotlin
fun updateTextLayoutResult(
textFieldValue: TextFieldValue,
offsetMapping: OffsetMapping,
textLayoutResult: TextLayoutResult,
textFieldToRootTransform: (Matrix) -> Unit,
innerTextFieldBounds: Rect,
decorationBoxBounds: Rect,
)
```
Notify the input service of layout and position changes.