How to set the cursor to the editText

Question

I have two EditText, how can I set the cursor in the right EditText

 EditText emailE = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextEmailLogin);
 EditText passwordE = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editTextPasswordLogin);
 String email = emailE.getText().toString().trim();
 String password = passwordE.getText().toString().trim();

if the user pressing Singin and the email EditText is empty, set the cursor in the email EditText. and the same for password EditText

if (TextUtils.isEmpty(email)){
        Toast.makeText(this, getResources()"email is empty", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        //set cursor in Email editText
        emailE.setSelection(0);
        return;
    }
    if(TextUtils.isEmpty(password)){
        Toast.makeText(this,"password is empty", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        //set cursor in Password editText
       passwordE.setSelection(0);
        return;
    }

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 28 '17 at 09:20

2

Try using the .requestFocus(); method

edited Oct 28 '17 at 09:20

AskNilesh

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answered Jun 20 '17 at 10:18

Valdio

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 20 '17 at 10:18

Try this:

if (TextUtils.isEmpty(email)){
        Toast.makeText(this, getResources()"email is empty", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        //set cursor in Email editText
        emailE.requestFocus();
        return;
    }
    if(TextUtils.isEmpty(password)){
        Toast.makeText(this,"password is empty", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        //set cursor in Password editText
       passwordE.requestFocus();
        return;
    }

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 20 '17 at 10:20

you can use requestFocus(); method of edittext like this

if (TextUtils.isEmpty(email)){
    Toast.makeText(this, getResources()"email is empty", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    //set cursor in Email editText
    emailE.requestFocus();
    return;
}
if(TextUtils.isEmpty(password)){
    Toast.makeText(this,"password is empty", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    //set cursor in Password editText
   passwordE.requestFocus();
    return;
}

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 20 '17 at 10:22

2

etext1.setSelection(Your position)

or

 EditText etext1 = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.etext1 );
    etext1.setSelection(etext1.getText().length());

or

etext1 .requestFocus(Your_Text.length());

Try this one also; Check this

answered Jun 20 '17 at 10:22

Sunisha Guptan

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 20 '17 at 10:52

EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.myTextViewId);


if (TextUtils.isEmpty(email)){
    Toast.makeText(this, getResources()"email is empty", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    //set cursor in Email editText
    emailE.requestFocus();
    InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
    imm.showSoftInput(emailE, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
    return;
}
if(TextUtils.isEmpty(password)){
    Toast.makeText(this,"password is empty", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    //set cursor in Password editText
    passwordE.requestFocus();
    InputMethodManager imm2 = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
    imm2.showSoftInput(passwordE, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
    return;
}

How to set the cursor to the editText

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