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Reputation: 69

display default text in editedField BlackBerry

I m trying to add a default Label to searchField when the user put a text "search:" get ereased. I tried this

editedField.setLabel("search:")

But it doesn't work because when I put a string search don't erase. For exemple If I put "a" it displays searcha. Could you plz help me? thanx a lot.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 73

Answers (3)

Rince Thomas
Rince Thomas

Reputation: 4158

try this -

private String test="";
final EditField email_edit = new EditField("", "", 30,BasicEditField.FILTER_DEFAULT) {
    String emptyString = "Search";
    protected void paint(Graphics g) {
        int oldColor = g.getColor();
        try {
             g.setColor(0x959595);
             test = super.getText();
             if ( test == null || test.length() < 1 ) {
                 g.drawText(emptyString, 0, 0); 
             }
             super.paint(g);
        } finally {
             g.setColor(oldColor);
        }
    }
};

Upvotes: 1

Shashank Agarwal
Shashank Agarwal

Reputation: 512

Basically, you need a hint in your TextField.

You need to override its paint method , You can use this code:

protected void paint(Graphics graphics) {
   if (beditfield.getText().length() == 0) 
   {
        graphics.setColor(Color.GRAY);
        graphics.drawText("Search", 0, 0);
   }
   graphics.setColor(Color.WHITE);
   invalidate();
   super.paint(graphics);
}

It checks the textfield length. When it is zero, it draws the hint there.

Upvotes: 3

user784540
user784540

Reputation:

Override onFocus method and when field is focused, then clear its contents.

To set text field contents use setText method, instead of setLabel

Upvotes: 1

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