edit text in android

Question

hi i want to restrict the special characters (!,@,#,$ etc.) from entering in to Edit Text field in android. how to do this please any body help.. thnx.

Answer 1

You need to look at the reference. EditTest inherits from TextView: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html

There you can add an TextChangedListener:
addTextChangedListener(TextWatcher watcher)

Then you test for your special characters and remove them if they are found

Answer 2

You need to use input filter and set it on Edit Text with setFilters method