Edit Text key listener

Question

I have an edittext and a button in my layout and in my code I'm setting keyListener of the edittext as null

    editText.setKeyListener(null);

so that I cannot type into my edittext. Now on my button click I should be able to type into my ediitext. How can I do that. It's a simple problem, but I'm not able to find any solution. Any help would be much appreciated.

score 25 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 25 '15 at 14:41

I'm probably late now but, this is the way I do it:

public class MyActivity extends Activity
{
    private KeyListener listener;
    private EditText editText;

    public void onCreate(...)
    {
        editText = ... // Get EditText from somewhere
        listener = editText.getKeyListener(); // Save the default KeyListener!!!
        editText.setKeyListener(null); // Disable input
    }

    // When you click your button, restore the default KeyListener
    public void buttonClickHandler(...)
    {
        editText.setKeyListener(listener);
    }
}

Basically, you first save the EditText's default KeyListener before you call setKeyListener(null). Then, when you click your button, you call setKeyListener again, passing the default listener you previously saved.

Just what I wanted... Haven't tried it, but it sounds promising. — SKT, Jul 09 '12 at 04:53

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 19 '15 at 08:52

7

You can use this :

// When you click your button, restore the default KeyListener
public void buttonClickHandler(...)
{
    editText.setKeyListener(new EditText(getApplicationContext()).getKeyListener());
}

answered Aug 19 '15 at 08:52

Amr Tarek Abdelghafar

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I think rainai 's answer is more correct. That will keep the original keylistener of the edittext – SKT Aug 19 '15 at 09:21
i tray rainai's method, but it doesn't work for me, So i but this method , because it is worked. :) – Amr Tarek Abdelghafar Aug 19 '15 at 13:15
rainai's method didn't work for me either. This one worked though. – Rishabh876 May 20 '16 at 07:28
i tried this method, but the keyboard not appear when I click the input. Anyone met this problem? – Charlesjean Mar 31 '18 at 03:21

Samir Mangroliya · Answer 3 · 2012-06-07T13:57:31.900

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its bug in android See here Bugs.

But in xml file you can do it.Using android:editable="false"

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/editText1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
    android:editable="false" <<<<<<<
</EditText>

edited Jun 07 '12 at 13:57

answered Jun 07 '12 at 13:43

Samir Mangroliya

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Sorry if we do like that we will still be able to type into the edittext in disabled mode also. I cannot accept that as an answer though it may give user a feeling that he may not be able to type into edittext – SKT Jun 07 '12 at 13:52
What I want to do is through code only. Because when I tap that button again. I want to make the property of the edittext as it was before(Could not type into it) So I cannot go for xml... But I will check if there is any property like editable in java code... Mean while if you find an answer please help me by posting it...Thankyou – SKT Jun 07 '12 at 14:46

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