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user1680286
user1680286

Reputation: 119

Android moves EditText's content to the next line automatically while typing

I need my EditText component to move the text to the next line when it reaches the end of the row.

And does anyone know how to prevent EditText from expanding vertically when it's filled with text? Instead EditText should scroll vertically. Is there a way to make it without fixing the size of EditText?

I searched the Web for relevant information but haven't found the answers.

Upvotes: 8

Views: 10023

Answers (3)

Silambarasan Poonguti
Silambarasan Poonguti

Reputation: 9442

Just use the following changes in your code.

in xml:

 <EditText
    android:id="@+id/editText"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:gravity="top|start"
    android:lines="5"
    android:minLines="5"
    android:maxLines="6"
    android:singleLine="true" />

or programmatically

 editText.apply {
      gravity = Gravity.TOP or Gravity.START
      setLines(5)
      minLines = 5
      maxLines = 6
      isSingleLine = false
}

I hope this will work.

Upvotes: 0

Amsheer
Amsheer

Reputation: 7131

<EditText
        android:id="@+id/DwEdit"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="9"
        android:ems="10"
        android:gravity="top"
        android:imeOptions="flagNoExtractUi"

        android:minLines="10"
        android:scrollHorizontally="false"
        android:scrollbarAlwaysDrawVerticalTrack="true"
        android:scrollbarStyle="insideInset"
        android:scrollbars="vertical" 
        android:overScrollMode="always"
        android:inputType="textCapSentences">
        </EditText>

Upvotes: 2

Akhilesh Mani
Akhilesh Mani

Reputation: 3552

Put this in XML:

Use maxHeight for EditText expand vertically problem and android:inputType="textMultiLine" for shifting text to next line. 

               <EditText
                android:id="@+id/edit_text"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:maxHeight="140dp"
                android:scrollbars="vertical"
                android:inputType="textMultiLine"
                >
               </EditText>

Upvotes: 17

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