Force close when add setText()

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the following is my code :

name = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText1);
        name.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher(){
         public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {


             name.setText(s.toString()+"-");
                }
 public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after){ }
 public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count){ }
            });

But I get the app to force close , when remove setText() the app works fine

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7459966/android-change-edittext-after-each-change Refer to your previous question. — PH7, Sep 18 '11 at 09:14
When app is force closed there is usually exact reason in logcat. Please post your logcat. — Salw, Sep 18 '11 at 11:29

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 18 '11 at 08:48

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You are getting stuck in your afterTextChanged method, because right after you setText, it is called again, and again, and again... You have to find another way, how/when to append the "-" character.

answered Sep 18 '11 at 08:48

peter.bartos

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Try to think, when do you need the "-" there. Is it right after you write something? Or is it enough later, when you press some button or so. – peter.bartos Sep 18 '11 at 08:51
Maybe you should try after focus lost. See setOnFocusChangeListener, maybe it should work. – peter.bartos Sep 18 '11 at 08:55
so Michell Bak's post will fix it :) – peter.bartos Sep 18 '11 at 08:56

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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Please check this question I asked some time ago. It's a lot like your question:

Changing text in Android on text change causes overflow error

edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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answered Sep 18 '11 at 08:54

Michell Bak

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Force close when add setText()

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