android-edittext

I have 2 EditTexts in the MainActivity Layout. If i run the application normally the 1st EditText gets focused but the softkeyboard is not openned. but when i used this: public class TestingActivity extends Activity { @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); EditText et1 = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText1); EditText et2 = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText2); et2.requestFocus(); InputMethodManager mInputMethodManager = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);

I suppose it must be easy but how do I insert a negative number in an EditText ? I am running the emulator on a Mac. Thank you. Just press '-' before you enter the number? If that's not possible, there is probably something wrong with the inputType of the editText. For example, android:inputType="numberDecimal" doesn't allow negative numbers. In that case you should add: android:inputType="numberDecimal|numberSigned" . In resource file .axml, EditBox change type android:inputType="numberDecimal" to android:inputType="numberDecimal|numberSigned" It works for me EditText yourEditText = (EditText

I'm testing my app on android 4.0.4 Samsung galaxy duos, the problem is if I set: android:textIsSelectable="true" the keyboard doesn't appear, though it appears on the emulator. Any suggestions? Here is how my EditBox looks like <EditText android:focusable="true" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:inputType="textVisiblePassword|textCapWords|textMultiLine" android:textIsSelectable="true" android:gravity="top|left" android:minLines="6" android:maxLines="10" android:minHeight="140dp" android:hint="@string/message" /> <requestFocus /> fllo Add a

I am developing an app like Notepad in which I want to change the selected text formatting dynamically (colors, changing font styles, bold, italic, underline etc.) How can I format a specific word? Imran Rana You can get the selected word using getSelectionStart() and getSelectionEnd() method : EditText etx=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editext); int startSelection=etx.getSelectionStart(); int endSelection=etx.getSelectionEnd(); String selectedText = etx.getText().substring(startSelection, endSelection); Then you can apply your specific formatting by using this selected substring in the full

If (in Android) I have an EditText box, how can I trigger an event when the user has finished entering data and hits return/Next? I have tried using the code below but it seems to have no effect. I also get an 'The method onEditorAction(EditText, int, KeyEvent) from the type new extView.OnEditorActionListener(){} is never used locally' error. myEditText.setOnEditorActionListener(new EditText.OnEditorActionListener() { public boolean onEditorAction(EditText v, int actionId, KeyEvent event) { if (actionId == EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_NEXT) { Entropy1024 I played around a bit with various things and

I'm working on and activity with arabic language. I want the hint of the username and password to start from the right and I have no problem f typing started from the left but in my UI I want the hint to be of the right side. But when I'm adding the inputType for the EditText the hint moves to the left.I tried solving it programmatically but it didn't work. Java EditText password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.input_password); password.setTypeface(Typeface.DEFAULT); XML <EditText android:id="@+id/input_password" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android

Does anybody know how to display the keyboard in the emulator when the EditText field has focus. I have tried so many solutions but none of them work. I am working in android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The Emulator I am using is GenyMotion. I would also like to know how to hide the keyboard when the EditText field loses focus. I assume however if the keyboard does not appear in the emulator it won't appear when testing on the device. Any help much appreciated Just check the details of your emulator. Soft Keyboard won't be displayed if you have checked the option "Hardware Keyboard Present", uncheck that