how to insert image to a editText

Question

I want to insert a image to a editText my code is:

  CharSequence charSeq= editText.getText()+\" \";
  SpannableString ss2 = new SpannableString(charSeq); 
          


        

Answer 1

Do something like this (note: you can reuse SpannableStringBuilder)

editText = (EditText)mRoot.findViewById(R.id.content);
ImageSpan imageSpan = new ImageSpan(preview);

SpannableStringBuilder builder = new SpannableStringBuilder();
builder.append(editText.getText());

// this is a string that will let you find a place, where the ImageSpan is.
String imgId = "[img=1]"; 

int selStart = editText.getSelectionStart();

// current selection is replaceв with imageId
builder.replace(editText.getSelectionStart(), editText.getSelectionEnd(), imgId);

// This adds a span to display image where the imageId is. If you do builder.toString() - the string will contain imageId where the imageSpan is.
// you can use it later - if you want to find location of imageSpan in text;
builder.setSpan(imageSpan, selStart, selStart + imgId.length(), Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
editText.setText(builder);

Note: See follow up answer for dealing with partial deletion of tags