PlatformTextInputSession

Artifact: androidx.compose.ui:ui

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Added in 1.6.0

Kotlin |Java

Cmn
```
interface PlatformTextInputSession
```

Known direct subclasses

PlatformTextInputSessionScope

PlatformTextInputSessionScope

A PlatformTextInputSession that is also a CoroutineScope.

Receiver type for establishTextInputSession.

Summary

Public functions
`suspend Nothing`	`startInputMethod(request: PlatformTextInputMethodRequest)` Starts the text input session and suspends until it is closed.	Cmn android

Public properties
`View`	`view` The `View` this input session is bound to.	android

Public functions

startInputMethod

Cmn android

suspend fun startInputMethod(request: PlatformTextInputMethodRequest): Nothing

Starts the text input session and suspends until it is closed.

On platforms that support software keyboards, calling this method will show the keyboard and attempt to keep it visible until the last session is closed.

Calling this method multiple times, within the same establishTextInputSession block or from different establishTextInputSessions, will restart the session each time.

Parameters
`request: PlatformTextInputMethodRequest`	The platform-specific `PlatformTextInputMethodRequest` that will be used to initiate the session.

Public properties

view

android

Added in 1.6.0

val view: View

The View this input session is bound to. This view should be used to obtain and interact with the InputMethodManager.