Android EditText("Textbox") : Auto capitalizing first letter of each word while user typing

Question

I know this question has asked several times but non of the answers worked in my case.

I found some of the same sort of questions and answers in the following links , which didn't work for me at all.

LINK1

LINK2

In my layout file, I have defined my EditText as follows.

 <EditText
    android:id="@+id/test_editText"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="90dp"
    android:inputType="textCapWords"
    android:ems="10" >

Also in the Activity class in the onCreate method I have added the following code.

    EditText testEditText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.test_editText);
    testEditText.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_WORDS); 

If someone have experienced the same issue and solved it would like to hear what I have done wrong in my case. Thanks.

Edits...

Following above explained steps I am unable to make this get it done(Auto capitalizing the first letter of each word while user typing).

According to my code, When user typing it displays first charater in all the words (including first word) in lower case.

Answer 1

android:inputType="textCapWords"

Works for me

I used the same xml code you have in the questions:

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/test_editText"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="50dp"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="90dp"
    android:ems="10"
    android:inputType="textCapWords" >

Just check if you are overriding the inputType attribute in your Activity.

Just try without changing anything in the Activity.

Answer 2

testEditText.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_WORDS);   

or android:inputType="textCapSentences" 

will only work If your device keyboard Auto Capitalize Setting enabled.

Answer 3

This is what I have done. android:inputType="textCapWords" is not working for me, either.

public static void setCapitalizeTextWatcher(final EditText editText) {
    final TextWatcher textWatcher = new TextWatcher() {

        int mStart = 0;

        @Override
        public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after) {

        }

        @Override
        public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {
            mStart = start + count;
        }

        @Override
        public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
            //Use WordUtils.capitalizeFully if you only want the first letter of each word to be capitalized
            String capitalizedText = WordUtils.capitalize(editText.getText().toString());
            if (!capitalizedText.equals(editText.getText().toString())) {
                editText.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
                    @Override
                    public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after) {

                    }

                    @Override
                    public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {

                    }

                    @Override
                    public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
                        editText.setSelection(mStart);
                        editText.removeTextChangedListener(this);
                    }
                });
                editText.setText(capitalizedText);
            }
        }
    };

    editText.addTextChangedListener(textWatcher);
}

Answer 4

Earlier it used to be android:capitalize="words", which is now deprecated. The recommended alternative is to use android:inputType="textCapWords"

Please note that this will only work if your device keyboard Auto Capitalize Setting enabled.

To do this programatically, use the following method:

setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_WORDS);

Answer 5

Have you tried android:inputType="textPersonName"

Answer 6

should you try with android:inputType="textCapSentences" ?

Answer 7

Are you trying Emulator or android device? this works for me in emulator android:inputType="textCapWords"

Answer 8

Simply add this code to your EditText android:capitalize="words" it must work.

Answer 9

1. To capitalize first letter of every word use

   android:inputType="textCapWords" Output:

   This Is Simple Text.

2. To capitalize first letter of every sentence then use

   android:inputType="textCapSentences" Output:

   This is first statement. This is second statetment.

3. To capitalize all letter

   android:inputType="textCapCharacters"

Output: THIS IS SIMPLE TEXT

Note: In output the bold letter used just for formatting answer. Above mentioned properties does not force these capitalization. User can enter small case letter.

Answer 10

TRY this on your layout...

android:inputType="textCapWords|textCapSentences"

works fine on me.. hope it works also on you...