How to get single string from edittext?

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I need only string at current cursor position not all the string from edittext. For example, If I am typing "Hello world, how are you all?" then, if my cursor is at "are" then I need only string "are".

if the cursor is in middle then i will manage I need only the currently typed text in edittext at cursor position — bimal thapa, Jun 24 '15 at 08:00
I have tried using ontextchanged listener and using the charsequence and count. But I need shorter way to get the string at current cursor position. — bimal thapa, Jun 24 '15 at 08:01

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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Try this

EditText et=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.edit);

int startSelection=et.getSelectionStart();
int endSelection=et.getSelectionEnd();

String selectedText = et.getText().toString().substring(startSelection, endSelection);

Take a look here How to get selected text from edittext in android?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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answered Jun 24 '15 at 07:58

Daniele

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As per the OP's description, the text is not selected. – Prerak Sola Jun 24 '15 at 08:00

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 24 '15 at 08:05

Solution using pattern in Android.

EditText editText = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.edittext);
Spannable textSpan = editText.getText();
final int selection = editText.getSelectionStart();
final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\w+");
final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(textSpan);
int start = 0;
int end = 0;

String currentWord = "";
while (matcher.find()) {
    start = matcher.start();
    end = matcher.end();
    if (start <= selection && selection <= end) {
        currentWord = textSpan.subSequence(start, end).toString();
    }
}
Log.d("value", currentWord);

If this answer solved your query, you should mark this as correct @OP — capt.swag, Jun 24 '15 at 10:02

kiran kumar · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-18T13:11:26.887

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Try using EditText.getSelectionStart() to get the current position of the cursor

edited Apr 18 '17 at 13:11

answered Jun 24 '15 at 09:51

kiran kumar

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How to get single string from edittext?

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