Is there a way to keep keyboard focus?

Question

I have a TextField widget to add players in a List. But I want the keyboard to stay focus when I add players, and on submit, my keyboard keeps loosing focus.. Any Idea ?

Here is my TextField widget:

TextField(
          textCapitalization: TextCapitalization.words,
          onChanged: (val) => playerName = val.trim(),
          onSubmitted: (val) {
            if (playerName != null && playerName != '') {
              Provider.of<PlayerProvider>(context, listen: false).addPlayer(playerName);
              HapticFeedback.lightImpact();
            }
          },
          maxLength: 19,
          autocorrect: false,
          decoration: new InputDecoration(
              counterText: "",
              border: new OutlineInputBorder(
                borderSide: BorderSide.none,
                borderRadius: const BorderRadius.all(
                  const Radius.circular(30.0),
                ),
              ),
              filled: true,
              contentPadding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 0, horizontal: 20),
              hintStyle: GoogleFonts.rubik(color: Colors.grey[500], fontWeight: FontWeight.bold),
              hintText: AppLocalizations.of(context).translate('player_selection_page_hint'),
              fillColor: Colors.white),
        )

By the way, the autofocus: true works but it kinda unFocus the keyboard and give the focus back instantly... So it's not nice to watch. So If you have another idea please.

Answer 1

I think you should try using FocusNode.

class MyCustomForm extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _MyCustomFormState createState() => _MyCustomFormState();
}

// Define a corresponding State class.
// This class holds data related to the form.
class _MyCustomFormState extends State<MyCustomForm> {
  // Define the focus node. To manage the lifecycle, create the FocusNode in
  // the initState method, and clean it up in the dispose method.
  FocusNode myFocusNode;

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();

    myFocusNode = FocusNode();
  }

  @override
  void dispose() {
    // Clean up the focus node when the Form is disposed.
    myFocusNode.dispose();

    super.dispose();
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return TextField(
          focusNode: myFocusNode
          textCapitalization: TextCapitalization.words,
          onChanged: (val) => playerName = val.trim(),
          onSubmitted: (val) {
            if (playerName != null && playerName != '') {
              Provider.of<PlayerProvider>(context, listen: false).addPlayer(playerName);
              HapticFeedback.lightImpact();
            }
            myFocusNode.requestFocus();
          },
          maxLength: 19,
          autocorrect: false,
          decoration: new InputDecoration(
              counterText: "",
              border: new OutlineInputBorder(
                borderSide: BorderSide.none,
                borderRadius: const BorderRadius.all(
                  const Radius.circular(30.0),
                ),
              ),
              filled: true,
              contentPadding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 0, horizontal: 20),
              hintStyle: GoogleFonts.rubik(color: Colors.grey[500], fontWeight: FontWeight.bold),
              hintText: AppLocalizations.of(context).translate('player_selection_page_hint'),
              fillColor: Colors.white),
        );
  }
}