How to programmatically set maxLength in Android TextView?

Question

I would like to programmatically set maxLength property of TextView as I don\'t want to hard code it in the layout. I can\'t see any set

Answer 1

Easy way limit edit text character :

EditText ed=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.edittxt);
ed.setFilters(new InputFilter[]{new InputFilter.LengthFilter(15)});