Android Edittext question, replace keypad enter with done

Question

I\'m defining an edit text like so...

Answer 1

Here is an updated answer:

android:maxLines="1"

The accepted answer of android:singleLine="true" has been deprecated.

Answer 2

Simple solution: add android:singleLine="true" for the EditText. This will replace the enter with Next (for all edittexts except the last one) and Done (for the last one).

Answer 3

android:imeOptions="actionNext"

It replaces the name of the enter key with "Next" in the virtual keyboard and by clicking on it - focus jumps to the next field

In your layout, you would do things like this

<EditText
    ...
    android:text="Field 1"
    android:imeOptions="actionNext" />
<EditText
    ...
    android:text="Field 2"
    android:imeOptions="actionNext" />

And in Java

TextView field2 = (TextView) field1.focusSearch(View.FOCUS_RIGHT);
field2.requestFocus();

It's up to you to decide which field will request focus next.

Answer 4

About your other question, getting the text to auto-erase, you should include it in android:hint instead of android:text.

Answer 5

Just add in the EditText XML : android:imeOptions="actionDone"