TextInputLayout not showing EditText hint before user focus on it

Question

I am using recently released Android Design Support Library to show floating label with EditTexts. But i am facing the problem that the Hint on the EditText is not showing w

Answer 1

If you are setting your EditText hint programmatically it wouldn't work! You need to set the hint on the TextInputLayout it self.

TextInputLayout textInputLayout = (TextInputLayout) findViewById(R.id.usernameTextInputLayout);
textInputLayout.setHint(getString(R.string.username_hint));

Here is the XML in case you are wondering:

        <android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
            android:id="@+id/usernameTextInputLayout"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">

            <android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatEditText
                android:id="@+id/usernameEt"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="@dimen/default_height"
                android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/default_margin"
                android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/default_margin"
                android:maxLength="@integer/username"
                tools:hint="Username" />

        </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

Answer 2

This issue is fixed in version 22.2.1

Answer 3

This issue is resolved in v23.0.1 of support design library. I also updated my appcompat-v7 to 23.0.1, compileSdkVersion to 23 & buildToolsVersion to 23.0.1 in build.gradle.

android {    
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"
}

dependencies {
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
compile 'com.android.support:design:23.0.1'
}

Answer 4

Problem is the hint color. It becomes white when typing something. Please change the hint color or change the background color. You will see the hint while typing.