Unable to use numberPassword as input type

Question

I am trying to use the android:inputType="numberPassword" and it is not working. The numbers still appear in the EditText. This only happens when I add TextWatcher to switch to next EditText after entering in the first.

public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        if (ps1.getText().hashCode() == s.hashCode()) {
            ps1.clearFocus();
            ps2.requestFocus();
            ps2.setCursorVisible(true);
        } else if (ps2.getText().hashCode() == s.hashCode()) {
            ps2.clearFocus();
            ps3.requestFocus();
            ps3.setCursorVisible(true);
        } else if (ps3.getText().hashCode() == s.hashCode()) {
            ps3.clearFocus();
            ps4.requestFocus();
            ps4.setCursorVisible(true);
        }
    }

What can I do to make this work properly?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 14 '14 at 09:12

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This problem can be solved without using deprecated android:password. Use the following code snippet, but do not reverse the sequence of calls:

    EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.MyEditText);
    editText.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);
    editText.setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());

answered Aug 14 '14 at 09:12

krunal patel

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try this: – krunal patel Aug 14 '14 at 09:22
Could you tell me what is the change that may make this work? – vishalmullur Aug 14 '14 at 09:25

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 14 '14 at 09:12

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use below line in your xml file hope it will help you

android:password="true"

may be it is deprecated but it will solve your problem just try it

or you can try

android:inputType="textPassword|number"

ignore textPassword and only accept number but not password.

So you should use android:inputType="textPassword|number" with android:password="true".

that seems to be the only solution.

answered Aug 14 '14 at 09:12

Android is everything for me

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Not working. There are four edittexts. First and last get changed but the second and third remains as number. – vishalmullur Aug 14 '14 at 09:24

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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Just write your Edit-texts in your XML like following.

<EditText
                android:id="@+id/ed_login_password"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_gravity="center"
                android:inputType="textPassword"
                android:singleLine="true"
                android:text=""
/>

OR

Try out with programmatically setinputtype to the Edittext.

editPass.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD)

I think their is an problem in your Textwatcher so if you want to use Single TextWatcher for multiple EditTexts.

Look into the following link:-How to use Single TextWatcher for multiple EditTexts?

OR

Access your Editexts in the following method of TextWatcher

public void afterTextChanged(Editable editable) {

 }

Hope it will helps you.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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answered Aug 14 '14 at 09:33

Born To Win

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Thank you. Not that I think, using the same TextWatcher might be the problem as you said. I will check and tell how it goes. – vishalmullur Aug 14 '14 at 09:35
These are the only possible solutions that we provided.I think their is nothing else. – Born To Win Aug 14 '14 at 09:58
I have provided the answer. Please look at it. – vishalmullur Aug 14 '14 at 10:02
Can you please look into the link that i provided and it will same do as you do now.And I am telling you that their will be error in your Textwatcher. – Born To Win Aug 14 '14 at 10:04
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/59343/discussion-between-born-to-win-and-vyprnoch). – Born To Win Aug 14 '14 at 10:04

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 14 '14 at 10:01

If anyone is looking for the answer its simple. Let your EditText have this line android:inputType="numberPassword". No need to use the depreciated things. Just put the code in afterTextChanged instead of onTextChanged.

 @Override
    public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        if (ps1.getText().hashCode() == s.hashCode()) {
            ps1.clearFocus();
            ps2.requestFocus();
            ps2.setCursorVisible(true);
        } else if (ps2.getText().hashCode() == s.hashCode()) {
            ps2.clearFocus();
            ps3.requestFocus();
            ps3.setCursorVisible(true);
        } else if (ps3.getText().hashCode() == s.hashCode()) {
            ps3.clearFocus();
            ps4.requestFocus();
            ps4.setCursorVisible(true);
        }
    }

I am not sure why this works so anyone who knows may please explain.

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 16 '19 at 21:01

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for me android:inputType="numberPassword" works for ValidationEditText

answered Jan 16 '19 at 21:01

Neelam Verma

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Unable to use numberPassword as input type

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