---
title: "LocalSoftwareKeyboardController"
description: "The [CompositionLocal] to provide a [SoftwareKeyboardController] that can control the current
software keyboard.

Will be null if the software keyboard cannot be controlled."
type: "property"
---

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```kotlin
val LocalSoftwareKeyboardController = staticCompositionLocalOf<SoftwareKeyboardController?> { null }
```


The `CompositionLocal` to provide a `SoftwareKeyboardController` that can control the current
software keyboard.

Will be null if the software keyboard cannot be controlled.