How to make android edittext for numeric similar to the up/down buttons on DatePickerDialog?

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I want to make an integer edittext field where the user can use plus/minus buttons to increment and decrement the integer value in the edittext field. I would like it to be just like the DatePickerDialog where you can change the day, month, year using little up and down buttons. Is there a standard Android widget that I can use to achieve this interface -- or is it necessary to piece it together myself using two buttons and an edittext field?

Update: this is a minSDKVersion API 7 app.

coder_For_Life22 · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-16T16:24:37.687

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Yes use this..

This seems to be exactly what you are looking for

Number picker demo

edited Oct 16 '11 at 16:24

answered Oct 16 '11 at 16:03

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This looks like a complete time and date picker interface? What I want is just a single integer entry after the fashion of the datepicker -- how do I do that? – Alan Moore Oct 16 '11 at 16:06
So you want to just pick a number instead of a date or time? – coder_For_Life22 Oct 16 '11 at 16:15
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This looks like a complete and proper solution, I'm inclined to select this as best answer -- I just want to try it out first. Thanks! – Alan Moore Oct 16 '11 at 16:38
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@coder_For_Life22, please send the updated link.. It is showing page not found error:( – Akshatha S R Nov 25 '14 at 08:09

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 16 '11 at 16:09

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Is that what you're looking for? number picker

answered Oct 16 '11 at 16:09

San Francesco

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Just one note: NumberPicker is only available since API 11 (that's HoneyComb) – slkorolev Oct 16 '11 at 16:11
This does look like exactly what I wanted. Yikes, I'm not doing Honeycomb! Is there a solution back to API 7 or 8? – Alan Moore Oct 16 '11 at 16:12
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Oh yes, That's API 11. Have a look [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/523510/is-there-a-view-for-inputing-integers-in-android) – San Francesco Oct 16 '11 at 16:17
That looks very promising, thanks! I'll give it a try and get back. – Alan Moore Oct 16 '11 at 16:20

How to make android edittext for numeric similar to the up/down buttons on DatePickerDialog?

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