EditText, get word at both sides of the focus

Question

I have an EditText and when i tap anywhere in the middle of a word, i want to be able to extract that word.

I know that i have to use getSelectionStart() and getSelectionEnd() methods, but i cannot make it work.

Can someone help me?

This is my code so far, on my onTextChanged method:

int cursorPosition = editMain.getSelectionStart();

        editMain.setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener() {

            @Override
            public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
                String selectedText = editMain
                        .getText()
                        .toString()
                        .substring(editMain.getSelectionStart(),
                                editMain.getSelectionEnd());

                buttonPopupHashtag.setText(selectedText);
                return false;

            }
        });

The problem is that i need to tap twice to get the word and i want it with a single tap.

Please post your code and logcat output if application is being crashed — MysticMagicϡ, Dec 07 '12 at 11:36
@Padma Kumar, I just asked "if it is being crashed". Because OP just mentioned "i cannot make it work" — MysticMagicϡ, Dec 07 '12 at 11:39

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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Maybe you will want to look at the next link. User already asked for it and there is a piece of code provided there doing what you requested: select a word on a tap in TextView/EditText

edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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answered Dec 07 '12 at 11:44

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