How to change text size in places autocompletefragment in android?

Question

I am using the PlaceAutocompleteFragment that is provided by google in a project that I am working on right now. But the problem is I need to display the place name that I've selected from the autocomplete widget but the whole text in not showing because the default textsize in the widget is too big. So, is there any way I can change the textsize in the PlaceAutocompleteFragment without creating my own custom search UI?

My XML code:

<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    tools:context="com.baldysns.capedbaldy.materialdesigntest.activity.DrawerMainActivity"
    tools:openDrawer="start">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <LinearLayout
            android:id="@+id/container_toolbar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical">

            <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                android:id="@+id/toolbar_drawer"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
                android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
                app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay">

                <LinearLayout
                    android:id="@+id/lnr_google_searchbar"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="35dp"
                    android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
                    android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
                    android:background="@drawable/btn_white_notboerder">

                    <fragment
                        android:id="@+id/place_autocompletehome_fragment"
                        android:name="com.google.android.gms.location.places.ui.PlaceAutocompleteFragment"
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
                </LinearLayout>
            </android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
        </LinearLayout>

        <FrameLayout
            android:id="@+id/container_body"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:layout_weight="1" />

    </LinearLayout>

    <fragment
        android:id="@+id/fragment_navigation_drawer"
        android:name="com.ibaax.com.ibaax.FragmentDrawer"
        android:layout_width="300dp"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="start"
        app:layout="@layout/fragment_drawer"
        tools:layout="@layout/fragment_drawer" /></android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

And a screenshot of the problem:

Bharatesh · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-26T12:53:21.117

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Using fragment instance you can change the font size and whatever you want with the Search box EditText.. this is how you need to do

// placeAutocompleteFragment - is my PlaceAutocompleteFragment instance
((EditText)placeAutocompleteFragment.getView().findViewById(R.id.place_autocomplete_search_input)).setTextSize(10.0f);

UPDATED: 05/26/20

Looks like in latest SDK view id is changed to R.id.places_autocomplete_search_input

edited May 26 '20 at 12:53

answered Apr 04 '16 at 10:19

Bharatesh

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What if my `placeAutocompleteFragment` is inside `Linear Layout` and i need to set text to `placeAutocompleteFragment` because this is not working in this scenario. Any suggestions. – Jay Rathod Oct 19 '16 at 12:38
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It fails..java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo java.lang.ClassCastException: android.widget.LinearLayout cannot be cast to android.widget.EditText – geeky_monster Jul 03 '17 at 18:14
@dontknow may be you are using different id or from different fragment view. please recheck. – Bharatesh Jul 04 '17 at 13:20
@skadoosh do you know why setHint() only works on current screen, when the placeAutocompleteFragment pops up, it sets to default hint text again. But when I setText(), the value is not reset. – thanhbinh84 Aug 21 '17 at 09:56
@thanhbinh84 no idea why. please post a comment as a Question. – Bharatesh Aug 21 '17 at 12:32
I understand now, when clicking on placeAutocompleteFragment, it will pass the text from edittext to the PlaceAutocomplete intent. It seems that we cannot change anything on PlaceAutocomplete intent. – thanhbinh84 Aug 21 '17 at 13:53
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it is 'R.id.places_autocomplete_search_input' instead of 'R.id.place_autocomplete_search_input' for newer version of places SDK, there is a 's' – Jovin May 25 '20 at 01:57

Idhanosi Yerimah · Answer 2 · 2019-03-04T12:45:07.890

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The autoCompleSupportFragment has an EditText Property. Which can be modified accordingly. The name of the editText is however not very clear. In my case, it was "a"

autoCompleteFragment.a.gravity = Gravity.START

so to modify the text size, i did:

autoCompleteFragment.a.textSize = 14.0f

edited Mar 04 '19 at 12:45

answered Mar 04 '19 at 12:15

Idhanosi Yerimah

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Ahamadullah Saikat · Answer 3 · 2020-04-18T10:36:37.647

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View fView = autocompleteFragment.getView();

Set Text, Hint Color & Size:

EditText etTextInput = fView.findViewById(R.id.places_autocomplete_search_input);
etTextInput.setTextColor(Color.WHITE);
etTextInput.setHintTextColor(Color.WHITE);
etTextInput.setTextSize(12.5f);

Set Search Custom Image:

ImageView ivSearch = fView.findViewById(R.id.places_autocomplete_search_button);
ivSearch.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_search_white);

Set Search Text Clear Image:

ImageView ivClear = fView.findViewById(R.id.places_autocomplete_clear_button);
ivClear.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_close_white);

Output:

edited Apr 18 '20 at 10:36

answered Dec 24 '19 at 16:19

Ahamadullah Saikat

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It sets the text on the intent screen, not the current screen where the widget is on. Any idea why? – Snake Jul 05 '20 at 17:04
autocompleteFragment.view is returning null instead of view. Do you have any solution? – Abdullah Javed Aug 09 '21 at 11:23

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 14 '17 at 12:25

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Simplest

 ((EditText)findViewById(R.id.place_autocomplete_search_input)).setTextSize(10.0f);

in case of skadosh answer you need to first get instance of fragment.

answered Feb 14 '17 at 12:25

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 29 '19 at 12:08

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Assuming your fragment in the Javacode is autocompleteFragment, you can use

autocompleteFragment.a.setTextSize(12.0f);

answered Nov 29 '19 at 12:08

kimoduor

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 04 '16 at 10:04

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Your screen shot shows that you set margin or padding at search icon and cancel icon. remove it so it make more space for text view.

You can also use autofittextview library(https://github.com/grantland/android-autofittextview) which will make text size according to your text view size.

answered Apr 04 '16 at 10:04

iTag

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But I am using the default placeautocomplete widget that is provided by google. I am asking is there any way to change these things in the widget. – Shafayat Mamun Apr 04 '16 at 10:17

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