How to get input multiple time from a text in android?

Question

How can we embed an input text with a TextView in Android?

For example, I want to implement this:

"Your Name is ___ , This is the Level ____"

The "___" is the blank space which the user must fill with a specified input and I'll check it for validation.

Please note that it is different from android:hint.

How can I implement this?

I have a idea about set Textview and EditText horizontally , but i think this is not the solution @Umair — Shahin Ghasemi, Aug 25 '17 at 10:41
it can be done with edittext but you have to do alot of work. So the good approach is to use textviews and edittext horizontally. — Umair, Aug 25 '17 at 10:45
can you let me see your approach with edittext alonely @Umair — Shahin Ghasemi, Aug 25 '17 at 10:48
Make a custom textView https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9477336/how-to-make-a-custom-textview — Red_Spark, Aug 25 '17 at 11:12
Possible duplicate of [Put constant text inside EditText which should be non-editable - Android](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14195207/put-constant-text-inside-edittext-which-should-be-non-editable-android) — Adinia, Aug 25 '17 at 12:28

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 25 '17 at 10:49

You can try like this

     <LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="horizontal" >


    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="30dp"
        android:textSize="16sp"
        android:textColor="#000000"
        android:text="Your Name is"
        android:id="@+id/textview1" />

    <EditText
        android:layout_width="60dp"
        android:textSize="16sp"
        android:layout_height="40dp"
        android:textColor="#000000"
        android:id="@+id/edittext1"/>

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="30dp"
        android:textSize="16sp"
        android:textColor="#000000"
        android:text=", This is the Level"
        android:id="@+id/textview2" />

    <EditText
        android:layout_width="60dp"
        android:textSize="16sp"
        android:layout_height="40dp"
        android:textColor="#000000"
        android:id="@+id/edittext2"/>

</LinearLayout>

You can get text from edittext with EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edittext1); String string = editText.getText().toString(); — MKovac, Aug 25 '17 at 10:53
thanks , but there is no other solution ? because i have a lot of inputting , and i think this makes me tired !!! :) this can not be done just using edittext ? — Shahin Ghasemi, Aug 25 '17 at 10:54

Abhi · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-25T13:15:38.997

You could make a fill in the blanks type format using constant text inside EditText. Do this by creating an EditText in XML.

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/editText"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"/>

In your Java class add the following code:

final EditText edittext = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText);
    edittext.setText("Something ");
    Selection.setSelection(edittext.getText(), edittext.getText().length());
    edittext.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
        @Override
        public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        }

        @Override
        public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        }

        @Override
        public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) { if(!s.toString().contains("Something ")){
                edittext.setText("Something ");
                Selection.setSelection(edittext.getText(), edittext.getText().length());

            }

        }
    });

This is output of the code. Here the string Something is static and cannot be removed.

You could hide the underline in Edittext using android:background="@android:color/transparent". I would also recommend you to disable enter in the EditText by using the code:

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/editText"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:maxLines="1"      <----- add this 
    android:inputType="text"/>    <------ and this to disable enter in edittext

Thanks it works! , i just want to sent you some screenshot of my app to ask one more question , how can i find your email ? — Shahin Ghasemi, Aug 25 '17 at 13:25
Please add the screenshot in your question as an edit or ping me on chat. — Abhi, Aug 25 '17 at 13:38

How to get input multiple time from a text in android?

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