Want to protect Edit Text from be changed

Question

Here is my code...

            package com.bmc;


            public class Details extends Activity 
            {

                public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
                    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
                    setContentView(R.layout.details);

                    EditText desc,sol;

            /*
                Some code here...........


             */     desc=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText_desc1);
                    sol=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText_sol);
                   desc.setEnabled(false);
                   sol.setEnabled(false);
                   sol.setClickable(false);
                   desc.setClickable(false);

                }

            }

Here sol becomes write protected but desc does not. Does anyone have a solution? Thanks.

The "Some code here" bit is pretty major to miss out. We have no idea what you're doing to initialise these, where you're putting them, what layout types they are in, anything. — Zulaxia, Dec 27 '11 at 16:45

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 22 '13 at 12:25

Try this, the best way to do it from code. It will also restrict your keyboard to pop up for typing.

Actually it disabled you key stroke on that edittext.

EditText desc = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText_desc1);
desc.setKeyListener(null);
EditText sol = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText_sol);
sol.setKeyListener(null);

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 27 '11 at 19:58

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Try the following

android:editable="false"

in the edittext.

edited Dec 27 '11 at 19:58

prolink007

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answered Dec 27 '11 at 16:44

Tony

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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Try this:

desc.setEnabled(false);
desc.setClickable(false);
desc.setFocusable(false);
sol.setEnabled(false);
sol.setClickable(false);
sol.setFocusable(false);

Let me know how it goes.

Also, more help here if needed.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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answered Dec 27 '11 at 17:28

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ya it works..!! but how to reset it to be editable? making them true didnt works... – Bhushan Baviskar Dec 27 '11 at 19:24
Making them true should work. Maybe you are doing something else wrong or something. – prolink007 Dec 27 '11 at 19:45

Want to protect Edit Text from be changed

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