Validation on TextEdit boxes on android

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I wounder if there is some different way of validating EditText on android controlls.. Or should I use the regular java way of doing this?

If you call the `validate()` method, it reads your mind and knows if what the user input is what you consider valid — Falmarri, Oct 28 '10 at 21:06

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 28 '10 at 20:58

Depending on what your requirements are, you can look at the android:inputType attribute. This can be quite a bit easier in some cases. For example, specifying android:inputType=number will simply disallow non-numeric symbols from being entered into the EditText box.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:26

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What kind of validation are we taking about?

Numbers:

android:numeric="decimal"

Length:

android:maxLength="10"

You can also provide "hints" of what the valid data should be:

android:hint="@string/numberHint"

Also see this answer

edited May 23 '17 at 12:26

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answered Oct 28 '10 at 20:58

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 28 '10 at 21:21

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If you really want some fancy validation use the java.util.regex class

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(Matcher and Pattern)

answered Oct 28 '10 at 21:21

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Dec 14 '11 at 14:43

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Validation is somewhat tedious. Maybe I can help you in a more generic manner. I have written a basic framework to validate fields in Android.

It is totally free, and you can do whatever you like with it.

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answered Dec 24 '10 at 20:35

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 06 '21 at 12:08

if(TextUtils.isEmpty(password)){
                    nPassword.setError("Password is required");
                    return;
                }

if(password.length() < 6){
                    nPassword.setError("Password must be greater than 6 characters");
                    return;
                }

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"These are two sample validation, one checks if EditText is empty or not. Second one checks if length of the string in edit text is greater than 6 or not."

Validation on TextEdit boxes on android

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