I’m showing an input box using AlertDialog. The EditText inside the dialog itself is automatically focused when I call AlertDialog.show(), but the soft keyboard is not automatically shown. How do I make the soft keyboard automatically show when the dialog is shown? (and there is no physical/hardware keyboard). Similar to how when I press the … Read more
This question already has answers here: How to stop EditText from gaining focus when an activity starts in Android? (54 answers) Closed 6 years ago. I would like to be able to remove the focus from the EditText. For example if the Keyboard appears, and the user hides it with the back button, I would … Read more
I’m working on a little personal todo list app and so far everything has been working quite well. There is one little quirk I’d like to figure out. Whenever I go to add a new item, I have a Dialog with an EditText view showing inside. When I select the EditText view, the keyboard comes … Read more
I am learning how to create UI elements. I have created a few EditText input fields. On the click of a Button I want to capture the content typed into that input field. <EditText android:id=”@+id/name” android:width=”220px” /> That’s my field. How can I get the content? 13 Answers 13 By using getText(): Button mButton; EditText … Read more
I am wondering if there is a way to handle the user pressing Enter while typing in an EditText, something like the onSubmit HTML event. Also wondering if there is a way to manipulate the virtual keyboard in such a way that the “Done” button is labeled something else (for example “Go”) and performs a … Read more
I want to automatically show the soft-keyboard when an EditText is focused (if the device does not have a physical keyboard) and I have two problems: When my Activity is displayed, my EditText is focused but the keyboard is not displayed, I need to click again on it to show the keyboard (it should be … Read more
How to allow multi-line in Android’s EditText view? 15 s 15 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” … Read more
How can I hide the EditText underbar (the prompt line with little serifs at the ends)? There might be a better way to do what I want: I have a layout with an EditText. Normally, this displays fine where the user can tap on it and begin entering or editing text. Sometimes, however, I would … Read more
I am having this issue where I am using the Android’s Holo theme on a tablet project. However, I have a fragment on screen which has a white background. I am adding an EditText component on this fragment. I’ve tried to override the theme by setting the background of the Holo.Light theme resources. However, my … Read more
What’s the best way to limit the text length of an EditText in Android? Is there a way to do this via xml? 2Best Answer 21 Documentation Example android:maxLength=”10″
