Android: Edittext with hint

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Hi i have a edittext with hint ..what iam trying to implement is whenever i am getting the info into the Edittext or when the user types into the edittext..the hint should stay and text user types should start below or beside hint...can we make the hint permanent?.or is there any way we can implement ..any suggestion is appreciated

EditText address = new EditText(activity);

                if (data.getAddress() != null
                        && !data.getAddress().trim().equals("")) {

                    address.setText(data.getAddress());
                } else {
                    address.setHint(R.string.address);
                }

why you want a permanent hint. you could use a text view along with the editext to show the hint text. — Sahil Mahajan Mj, Nov 09 '12 at 11:54
This is duplicate of your own question here: http://stackoverflow.com/q/13289447/450534 — Siddharth Lele, Nov 09 '12 at 11:56
@ SahilMahajanMj :from the above code how to use textview with edittext.. — teekib, Nov 09 '12 at 11:59

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 09 '12 at 11:57

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You can set Background image of edit text.

edited Nov 09 '12 at 11:57

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answered Nov 09 '12 at 11:52

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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You cant directly set a permanent hint for the editext . Instead you could use a text view along with the editext to show the hint text and make the background of both as transparent and give your own background to the layout holding both the text view and the edit text. It will create a view of editext with a permanent hint.

This Post will help you.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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answered Nov 09 '12 at 11:58

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@teekib You should start using xml as it really makes your life easier when programming native. – Warpzit Nov 09 '12 at 12:06
dont you have a main.xml file.? so where are you showing your edit text then. – Sahil Mahajan Mj Nov 09 '12 at 12:06

Android: Edittext with hint

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