---
title: "SoftwareKeyboardController"
description: "Provide software keyboard control."
type: "interface"
---

<div class='type'>Interface</div>


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<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>



```kotlin
interface SoftwareKeyboardController
```


Provide software keyboard control.


## Functions

```kotlin
fun show()
```


Request that the system show a software keyboard.

This request is best effort. If the system can currently show a software keyboard, it will be
shown. However, there is no guarantee that the system will be able to show a software
keyboard. If the system cannot show a software keyboard currently, this call will be silently
ignored.

The software keyboard will never show if there is no composable that will accept text input,
such as a `TextField` when it is focused.
You may find it useful to ensure focus when calling this function.

You do not need to call this function unless you also call `hide`, as the keyboard is
automatically shown and hidden by focus events in the BasicTextField.

Calling this function is considered a side-effect and should not be called directly from
recomposition.


```kotlin
fun hide()
```


Hide the software keyboard.

This request is best effort, if the system cannot hide the software keyboard this call will
silently be ignored.

Calling this function is considered a side-effect and should not be called directly from
recomposition.