How do I put images in a EditText field?

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I'd like to put an image in an EditText field, as shown. How should one go about this? Layered-list with the image on one layer and a lot of padding on the left side of the EditText on the other layer?

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Have a look at this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3703283/how-can-i-add-an-image-on-edittext — ebarrenechea, Mar 13 '13 at 18:30
That link solves the problem is Java. The answer deserves merit because it solves in XML. — nipponese, Mar 13 '13 at 20:19

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 13 '13 at 18:30

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To set the image in editText.

<EditText
   ......  
    android:drawableLeft="@drawable/image" />

You can set it Left, Right, Top, Bottom.

answered Mar 13 '13 at 18:30

Ajay S

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 13 '13 at 18:30

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Just use the

setCompoundDrawables(Drawable left, Drawable top, Drawable right, Drawable bottom)

or

setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(Drawable left, Drawable top, Drawable right, Drawable bottom)

methods.

Cheers

answered Mar 13 '13 at 18:30

darksaga

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How do I put images in a EditText field?

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