How to show error message inside the edit text in android?

Question

I know this is very simple question,I am new to android
for example: There are two edit text we can show hint like username and password if user doesn't enter anything then I want to show error message in place of Hint means inside the edit text .
I have google but I got the tutorial where error message is floating on the tip or below . please guide me to show error message inside the edit text.

use hint and change hint color to red enter your number * – Atif AbbAsi Oct 05 '18 at 04:43 — Atif AbbAsi, Oct 05 '18 at 04:43

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 05 '18 at 04:40

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you can try changing the hint dynamically

mEditText.setHint("Enter Proper Data");

additionally, you can also change the color of hint from the java so you can try that.

answered Oct 05 '18 at 04:40

Urvish rana

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 05 '18 at 04:45

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It's easy to do just change the color of hint

editText.setHintTextColor(Color.RED);
editText.setHint("Error HINT");

edited Oct 05 '18 at 04:45

Faysal Ahmed

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answered Oct 05 '18 at 04:42

Artem

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 05 '18 at 04:43

You can do like following and can also add the null case too. Where first_name is an editText

if(first_name.getText().length()==0 && first_name.getText().toString().isEmpty())
{
  //This is an error message and will show on EditText
   first_name.setError("Please Enter First Name"); 

}

It'll work for you.

How to show error message inside the edit text in android?

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