After hours and hours of research, I finally found a solution that works for all API versions. Hope this saves someone’s time. If you are developing for API >= 11, the solution is simple, either: 1) Add the two properties below in the xml file of EditText android:inputType=”none” android:textIsSelectable=”true” or 2) Programatically do the below … Read more
I wrote this TextWatcher for a project, hopefully it will be helpful to someone. Note that it does not validate the date entered by the user, and you should handle that when the focus changes, since the user may not have finished entering the date. Update 25/06 Made it a wiki to see if we … Read more
Try this: EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.myTextViewId); editText.requestFocus(); InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); imm.showSoftInput(editText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT); http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#requestFocus()
Use android:maxLines=”1″ and android:inputType=”text” You forgot the android:maxLines attribute. And refer for android:inputType With your example, below will give this result: <EditText android:id=”@+id/searchbox” android:layout_width=”match_parent” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:maxLines=”1″ android:inputType=”text” android:scrollHorizontally=”true” android:ellipsize=”end” android:layout_weight=”1″ android:layout_marginTop=”2dp” android:drawablePadding=”10dp” android:background=”@drawable/edittext” android:drawableLeft=”@drawable/folder_full” android:drawableRight=”@drawable/search” android:paddingLeft=”15dp” android:hint=”search…”> </EditText>
Statically (i.e. in your layout XML file): set android:inputType=”textCapSentences” on your EditText. Programmatically: you have to include InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT in the InputType of the EditText, e.g. EditText editor = new EditText(this); editor.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES); Can be combined with text and its variations to request capitalization of the first character of every sentence. – Google Docs
By default all the EditText widgets in Android are multi-lined. Here is some sample code: <EditText android:inputType=”textMultiLine” <!– Multiline input –> android:lines=”8″ <!– Total Lines prior display –> android:minLines=”6″ <!– Minimum lines –> android:gravity=”top|start” <!– Cursor Position –> android:maxLines=”10″ <!– Maximum Lines –> android:layout_height=”wrap_content” <!– Height determined by content –> android:layout_width=”match_parent” <!– Fill entire width … Read more
OK, This might be a late response, but it worked. I have met this problem on android 2.1 and 2.3.x(not tested on other versions of SDKs). I noticed a strange thing that when my click on the EditText was unable to open the keyboard, I pressed the BACK button to show an alert dialog and … Read more
Create xml file like edit_text_design.xml and save it to your drawable folder i have given the Color codes According to my Choice, Please Change Color Codes As per your Choice ! <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <layer-list xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” > <item> <shape> <solid android:color=”#c2c2c2″ /> </shape> </item> <!– main color –> <item android:bottom=”1.5dp” android:left=”1.5dp” android:right=”1.5dp”> <shape> <solid android:color=”#000″ … Read more
In every iteration you are rewriting the ed variable, so when loop is finished ed only points to the last EditText instance you created. You should store all references to all EditTexts: EditText ed; List<EditText> allEds = new ArrayList<EditText>(); for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) { ed = new EditText(Activity2.this); allEds.add(ed); ed.setBackgroundResource(R.color.blackOpacity); … Read more
editText.setFocusable(false); editText.setClickable(false); this ensure the EditText control can’t be selected and focused, so it can’t be edited.