How to disable EditText in Android

Question

How can I disable typing in an EditText field in Android?

There are two editText fields.First is for entering email.if the email is valid then the second editText field is to be enabled.but the problem is while typing an invalid email and clicking on the next button on the soft keyboard it goes to the second text field and can enter data eventhough i've made edittext.setEnabled(false).i am using android 2.3.1 — aj10, May 04 '11 at 06:46

score 72 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 06 '12 at 07:57

72

you can use EditText.setFocusable(false) to disable editing
EditText.setFocusableInTouchMode(true) to enable editing;

edited Feb 06 '12 at 07:57

Aliaksei Kliuchnikau

13,589
4
59
72

answered Feb 06 '12 at 07:24

chaitanya

1,726
2
17
13

6

This was my issue. I assumed that after `setFocusable(false)` I could just flip setFocusable(true)... not the case. Setting `setFocusableInTouchMode(true)` did the trick for me. – timgcarlson Jul 17 '15 at 22:55

score 49 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 09 '22 at 21:00

49

In code:

editText.setEnabled(false);

Kotlin:

editText.isEnabled = false

Or, in XML:

android:enabled="false"

edited Dec 09 '22 at 21:00

xSynergyx

85
1
9

answered May 04 '11 at 06:13

Gabriel Negut

13,860
4
38
45

score 43 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 09 '14 at 09:22

43

I think its a bug in android..It can be fixed by adding this patch :)
Check these links question 1 and question 2

Hope it will be useful.

edited Jul 09 '14 at 09:22

ann

576
1
10
19

answered May 04 '11 at 07:01

Midhun

469
4
4

119

For those who'd rather see the code right here rather than use a hyperlink: `editText.setEnabled(false);`, in combination with `editText.setFocusable(false);` will achieve this. – Mxyk Jan 09 '12 at 15:00
9

The same works with XML: `android:enabled="false"` and `android:focusable="false"`. Thanks guys! – jelies Jan 21 '13 at 19:45

score 15 · Answer 4 · edited May 02 '21 at 10:02

15

You can try the following method :

private void disableEditText(EditText editText) {
    editText.setFocusable(false);
    editText.setEnabled(false);
    editText.setCursorVisible(false);
    editText.setKeyListener(null);
    editText.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT); 
}

Enabled EditText :

Enabled EditText

Disabled EditText :

Disabled EditText

It works for me and hope it helps you.

edited May 02 '21 at 10:02

Shubham Suryavanshi

533
9
14

answered Apr 03 '15 at 14:19

Maksym Kalin

1,693
16
18

good answer but it can be improved by removing the line in which the background color is being change and add editText.setKeyListener(null); – Syed Raza Mehdi Aug 30 '16 at 09:45

score 14 · Answer 5 · answered May 04 '11 at 06:12

14

Assuming editText is you EditText object:

editText.setEnabled(false);

answered May 04 '11 at 06:12

MByD

135,866
28
264
277

ramit girdhar · Answer 6 · 2014-11-27T05:49:00.263

Just set focusable property of your edittext to "false" and you are done.

<EditText
        android:id="@+id/EditTextInput"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:focusable="false"
        android:gravity="right"
        android:cursorVisible="true">
    </EditText>

Below options doesn't work

In code:

editText.setEnabled(false); Or, in XML: android:editable="false"

score 7 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 10 '17 at 11:29

7

Edittext edittext = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.edit);
edittext.setEnabled(false);

answered Apr 10 '17 at 11:29

saigopi.me

14,011
2
83
54

score 6 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 10 '18 at 10:21

Enable:

private void enableEditText() {
    mEditText.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
    mEditText.setFocusable(true);
    mEditText.setEnabled(true);
}

Disable:

private void disableEditText() {
    mEditText.setEnabled(false);
    mEditText.setFocusable(false);
    mEditText.setFocusableInTouchMode(false);
}

score 3 · Answer 9 · edited May 04 '11 at 21:14

3

You can write edittext.setInputType(0) if you want to show the edittext but not input any values

edited May 04 '11 at 21:14

GSerg

76,472
17
159
346

answered May 04 '11 at 06:35

Jaydeep Khamar

5,975
3
32
30

This is a great answer - it keeps the edit text looking the same – Martin Mar 14 '22 at 20:43

score 2 · Answer 10 · edited May 04 '11 at 21:13

2

To disable a edittext in android:

editText.setEnabled(false);

edited May 04 '11 at 21:13

GSerg

76,472
17
159
346

answered May 04 '11 at 06:16

Vineet

99
2

score 2 · Answer 11 · edited May 04 '11 at 21:13

2

The below code disables the EditText in android

editText.setEnabled(false);

edited May 04 '11 at 21:13

GSerg

76,472
17
159
346

answered May 04 '11 at 06:38

uday

1,625
3
14
16

just set focusable property of your edittext to "false" and you are done. – ramit girdhar Nov 25 '14 at 11:26

score 2 · Answer 12 · edited Apr 01 '12 at 23:17

2

edittext.setFocusable(false); 
edittext.setEnabled(false);

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)
  getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);

imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(edittext.getWindowToken(), 0);
  //removes on screen keyboard

edited Apr 01 '12 at 23:17

dldnh

8,923
3
40
52

answered Apr 01 '12 at 21:39

Kumar Sukhani

377
2
8

score 1 · Answer 13 · edited Jul 09 '14 at 09:30

According to me...if you have already declared the edittext in the XML file and set the property in the XML file "android:enabled=false" and disable at runtime to it at that time in java file adding only 2 or 3 lines

First create the object
Declare EditText et1;
Get by id

et1 = (EditText) FindViewById(R.id.edittext1);
et1.setEnabled(false);

You can do enable or disable to every control at run time by java file and design time by XML file.

Brugui · Answer 14 · 2019-06-12T17:21:13.580

1

The XML editable property is deprecated since API LEVEL 15.

You should use now the inputType property with the value none. But there is a bug that makes this functionality useless.

Here you can follow the issue status.

edited Jun 12 '19 at 17:21

answered Jun 12 '19 at 17:14

Brugui

574
6
20

Gimer · Answer 15 · 2013-12-02T05:55:32.597

Write this in parent:

android:descendantFocusability="beforeDescendants"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"

Example:

<RelativeLayout 
android:id="@+id/menu_2_zawezanie_rl"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@+id/menu_2_horizontalScrollView"
android:descendantFocusability="beforeDescendants"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:background="@drawable/rame">

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/menu2_et"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/menu2_ibtn"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:hint="@string/filtruj" >
</EditText>
<ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/menu2_ibtn"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:background="@null"
    android:src="@drawable/selector_btn" />

score 0 · Answer 16 · edited Aug 10 '20 at 13:53

0

Set inputType attribute to none in your layout.xml file under EditText

edited Aug 10 '20 at 13:53

Evgeniy Mishustin

3,343
3
42
81

answered Aug 10 '20 at 11:13

Kumar Kundanani

13
3

this do nothing – BabyishTank Oct 08 '21 at 03:57

score 0 · Answer 17 · edited Nov 04 '20 at 07:52

0

try this Kotlin code,

editField.isEnabled = !editField.isEnabled

edited Nov 04 '20 at 07:52

Codemaker2015

12,190
6
97
81

answered Nov 04 '20 at 07:00

Thomas Vt

1

That's toggling, not disabling. – General Grievance Dec 09 '22 at 21:00

score -2 · Answer 18 · edited Dec 18 '19 at 17:25

-2

Right click the text area and untick the editable option:

enter image description here

edited Dec 18 '19 at 17:25

Das_Geek

2,775
7
20
26

answered Dec 18 '19 at 16:39

Nuwan Bandara

1

Welcome to Stack Overflow, Nuwan Bandara. Your answer is related to JTextArea and not EditText, which is from Android Framework. It is unlikely that you are providing an answer for this question. – Igor Escodro Dec 18 '19 at 17:06

How to disable EditText in Android

18 Answers18

Linked