Android EditText Hint Size

Question

How to reduce EditText Hint size?

Answer 1

Using onFocusChanged() listener for changing hint font size is also an option, as addTextChangeListener() won't trigger when user clicks on text field, and blinking cursor will resize to hint font.

Also, unlike with TextChangeListener, there is no need to set initial hint font size separately.

class EditTextWithHintSize {
 init {
        val typedArray = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs,
                R.styleable.EditTextWithHintSize, 0, defStyle)
        try {
            hintFontSize = typedArray.getDimension(R.styleable.EditTextWithHintSize_hint_font_size, textSize)
            fontSize = textSize

            if (length() == 0) {
                setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, hintFontSize)
            }
        } catch (e: Exception) {
            hintFontSize = textSize
            fontSize = textSize
        } finally {
            typedArray.recycle()
        }
    }

    override fun onFocusChanged(focused: Boolean, direction: Int, previouslyFocusedRect: Rect?) {
        super.onFocusChanged(focused, direction, previouslyFocusedRect)

        if (focused) {
            setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, fontSize)
        } else {
            if (length() == 0) {
                setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, hintFontSize)
            } else {
                setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, fontSize)
            }
        }
    }
}