Android TextInputField Inflator Error

Question

Had a crash while trying to use the new TextInputField for Android and wanted to share my solution.

Trying the new TextInputField in the android appcomp

Answer 1

Make sure you have the following dependencies in your gradle file:

compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0'
compile 'com.android.support:design:22.2.0'

Working example:

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
    android:id="@+id/txtEmail_InpLyt"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    <EditText
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
        android:ems="10"
        android:id="@+id/txtEmail"
        android:hint="Email Address"
        android:singleLine="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"/>
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

(Setting hintTextAppearance is not necessary.)

Update:

If you experience issues with the hint text not appearing in newer versions of Android (Marshmallow / Nougat), update library to version 22.2.1 (see TextInputLayout not showing EditText hint before user focus on it).

compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.1'
compile 'com.android.support:design:22.2.1'