Try this:
In your layout put/edit this:
<EditText
android:id="@+id/search_edit"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="text"
android:singleLine="true"
android:imeOptions="actionDone" />
In your activity put this (e. g. in onCreate):
// your text box
EditText edit_txt = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.search_edit);
edit_txt.setOnEditorActionListener(new EditText.OnEditorActionListener() {
@Override
public boolean onEditorAction(TextView v, int actionId, KeyEvent event) {
if (actionId == EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE) {
submit_btn.performClick();
return true;
}
return false;
}
});
Where submit_btn
is your submit button with your onclick handler attached.