How to change the default hint value of XML fragment element in Android layout

Question

Default hint value of the autocomplete widget is Search. How can this value be changed to a different String?

Answer 1

Try out the below code:

PlaceAutocompleteFragment places= (PlaceAutocompleteFragment)getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.place_autocomplete_fragment);
EditText etPlace = (EditText)places.getView().findViewById(R.id.place_autocomplete_search_input);
etPlace.setHint("Your Text");

Hope this helps.