Hint Change Error From Java

Question

I have this layout:

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
        android:textColorHint="@android:color/white">
        <EditText android:id="@+id/input_name"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:inputType="textCapWords"
            android:hint="Name" />
    </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

And I want to change the Hint Text form Java when a switch button is touched, but this is what happens using this code:

 public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked)
        {
            if (isTouched) {
                isTouched = false;
                if (isChecked) {
                    _nameText.setHint("Shop Name");
                    _inputPiva.setHint("ho la cacca");
                }
                else {
                    _nameText.setHint("Name");
                }
            }
        }

How can I set the hint like the light-blue one?

You need to set the hint on the `TextInputLayout`, instead of the `EditText`. — Mike M., Dec 23 '16 at 09:54
@MikeM. I mean that there isn't any id on the TextInputLayout, so, how can I let java know what and where it is? — Johnson, Dec 23 '16 at 09:57
Just add an `id` to the `` element, and find it the same way you did the `EditText`, with `findViewById()`. — Mike M., Dec 23 '16 at 09:58

Rajakumar · Answer 1 · 2016-12-23T10:21:56.087

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Step1: "Programatic":editText.setHintTextColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.white));

Step2: "Xml":android:textColorHint="#FFFFFF"

You can get the hint of edittext like this

    editText.setHint("My conditional hint");
    final String str = hi.getHint().toString();

Then after toggle Onclick listener place the code

editText.setText(str); //It will replace the text

edited Dec 23 '16 at 10:21

answered Dec 23 '16 at 09:57

Rajakumar

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Yes, but I mean, the "Shop Name" in the second image, should be in place of the "Name" – Johnson Dec 23 '16 at 09:59
Can you try my updated code...Thanks in advance – Rajakumar Dec 23 '16 at 10:22
Thank you, but I solved! It was because I was using a TextInputLatout, so I had to set the hint I wanted to it and not to the EditText – Johnson Dec 23 '16 at 16:42

Hint Change Error From Java

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