I am working on a android app and I have an EditText where user can input numbers. I want to format the number using different currency formats (say ##,##,###) and I want to
Well, after much head banging, I found a work around for cursor position problem..I dont know whether it is the correct way, But I got it working..
TextWatcher inputTextWatcher = new TextWatcher() {
public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
if(isUserInput == false){
//textWatcher is recursive. When editText value is changed from code textWatcher callback gets called. So this variable acts as a flag which tells whether change is user generated or not..Possibly buggy code..:(
isUserInput = true;
ed.setSelection(ed.getText().length());
return;
}
String strippedAmount = ed.getText().toString().replace(",", "");
int amountNumeral = 0;
try{
amountNumeral = Integer.parseInt(strippedAmount);
} catch(NumberFormatException e){
}
isUserInput = false;
setFormattedAmount(amountNumeral,ed.getId());
}
public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after){
}
public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {
}
};
ed.addTextChangedListener(inputTextWatcher);
ed.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
int length = ed.getText().length();
ed.setCursorVisible(true);
ed.setSelection(length);
}
});
ed.setOnKeyListener(new View.OnKeyListener() {
@Override
public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
if(event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP)
return true;
String strippedAmount = ed.getText().toString().replace(",", "");
if(keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DEL){
//delete pressed, strip number of comas and then delete least significant digit.
strippedAmount = strippedAmount.substring(0, strippedAmount.length() - 1);
int amountNumeral = 0;
try{
amountNumeral = Integer.parseInt(strippedAmount);
} catch(NumberFormatException e){
}
isUserInput = false;
setFormattedAmount(amountNumeral,ed.getId());
return true;
}else if(keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER){
//enter pressed, save edits and resign keyboard
int amountNumeral = 0;
try{
amountNumeral = Integer.parseInt(strippedAmount);
} catch(NumberFormatException e){
}
isUserInput = false;
setFormattedAmount(amountNumeral,ed.getId());
//save edits
//resign keyboard..
InputMethodManager in = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
in.hideSoftInputFromWindow(AppHome.this.getCurrentFocus().getWindowToken(),InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
return true;
}
return false;
}
});
What I have done is on onClick() of editText, I forcefully put the cursor at the end of the current EditText text, and I have done the same when user pressed any digit. Hope it helps someone..Thanks for everyone who tried to help.