android.widget
Class EditText

java.lang.Object
  android.view.View
      android.widget.TextView
          android.widget.EditText

All Implemented Interfaces:

Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback, ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener

Direct Known Subclasses:

AutoCompleteTextView

public class EditText
extends TextView

EditText is a thin veneer over TextView that configures itself to be editable.

XML attributes

See EditText Attributes, TextView Attributes, View Attributes

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class android.widget.TextView

TextView.BufferType, TextView.SavedState

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class android.view.View

View.BaseSavedState, View.MeasureSpec, View.OnClickListener, View.OnCreateContextMenuListener, View.OnFocusChangeListener, View.OnKeyListener, View.OnLongClickListener, View.OnTouchListener

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class android.view.View

DRAWING_CACHE_QUALITY_AUTO, DRAWING_CACHE_QUALITY_HIGH, DRAWING_CACHE_QUALITY_LOW, EMPTY_STATE_SET, ENABLED_FOCUSED_SELECTED_STATE_SET, ENABLED_FOCUSED_SELECTED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, ENABLED_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, ENABLED_FOCUSED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, ENABLED_SELECTED_STATE_SET, ENABLED_SELECTED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, ENABLED_STATE_SET, ENABLED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, FIRST_STATE_SET, FOCUS_BACKWARD, FOCUS_DOWN, FOCUS_FORWARD, FOCUS_LEFT, FOCUS_RIGHT, FOCUS_UP, FOCUSED_SELECTED_STATE_SET, FOCUSED_SELECTED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, FOCUSED_STATE_SET, FOCUSED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, GONE, INVISIBLE, KEEP_SCREEN_ON, LAST_STATE_SET, mBottom, mContext, mCurrentAnimation, MIDDLE_STATE_SET, mLayoutParams, mLeft, mLocation, mMeasuredHeight, mMeasuredWidth, mOnClickListener, mOnCreateContextMenuListener, mOnFocusChangeListener, mOnLongClickListener, mPaddingBottom, mPaddingLeft, mPaddingRight, mPaddingTop, mParent, mRight, mScrollX, mScrollY, mTag, mTop, NO_ID, PRESSED_ENABLED_FOCUSED_SELECTED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_ENABLED_FOCUSED_SELECTED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_ENABLED_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_ENABLED_FOCUSED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_ENABLED_SELECTED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_ENABLED_SELECTED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_ENABLED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_ENABLED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_FIRST_STATE_SET, PRESSED_FOCUSED_SELECTED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_FOCUSED_SELECTED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_FOCUSED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_LAST_STATE_SET, PRESSED_MIDDLE_STATE_SET, PRESSED_SELECTED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_SELECTED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_SINGLE_STATE_SET, PRESSED_STATE_SET, PRESSED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, SCROLLBARS_INSIDE_INSET, SCROLLBARS_INSIDE_OVERLAY, SCROLLBARS_OUTSIDE_INSET, SCROLLBARS_OUTSIDE_OVERLAY, SELECTED_STATE_SET, SELECTED_WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET, SINGLE_STATE_SET, SOUND_EFFECTS_ENABLED, VIEW_LOG_TAG, VISIBLE, WINDOW_FOCUSED_STATE_SET

Constructor Summary

EditText(Context context)

EditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)

EditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle)

Method Summary

void	extendSelection(int index) Convenience for Selection.extendSelection(android.text.Spannable, int).
protected boolean	getDefaultEditable() Subclasses override this to specify that they have a KeyListener by default even if not specifically called for in the XML options.
protected MovementMethod	getDefaultMovementMethod() Subclasses override this to specify a default movement method.
Editable	getText() Return the text the TextView is displaying.
void	selectAll() Convenience for Selection.selectAll(android.text.Spannable).
void	setSelection(int index) Convenience for Selection.setSelection(Spannable, int).
void	setSelection(int start, int stop) Convenience for Selection.setSelection(Spannable, int, int).
void	setText(CharSequence text, TextView.BufferType type) Sets the text that this TextView is to display (see TextView.setText(CharSequence)) and also sets whether it is stored in a styleable/spannable buffer and whether it is editable.

Methods inherited from class android.widget.TextView

addTextChangedListener, append, append, computeHorizontalScrollRange, computeScroll, computeVerticalScrollRange, debug, drawableStateChanged, getAutoLinkMask, getBaseline, getCompoundDrawablePadding, getCompoundDrawables, getCompoundPaddingBottom, getCompoundPaddingLeft, getCompoundPaddingRight, getCompoundPaddingTop, getCurrentHintTextColor, getCurrentTextColor, getEllipsize, getError, getExtendedPaddingBottom, getExtendedPaddingTop, getFilters, getFocusedRect, getFreezesText, getGravity, getHint, getHintTextColors, getKeyListener, getLayout, getLineBounds, getLineCount, getLineHeight, getLinksClickable, getLinkTextColors, getMovementMethod, getPaint, getPaintFlags, getSelectionEnd, getSelectionStart, getTextColor, getTextColors, getTextColors, getTextScaleX, getTextSize, getTotalPaddingBottom, getTotalPaddingLeft, getTotalPaddingRight, getTotalPaddingTop, getTransformationMethod, getTypeface, getUrls, hasSelection, length, makeNewLayout, onCreateContextMenu, onDetachedFromWindow, onDraw, onFocusChanged, onKeyDown, onKeyShortcut, onKeyUp, onMeasure, onPreDraw, onRestoreInstanceState, onSaveInstanceState, onTextChanged, onTouchEvent, onTrackballEvent, onWindowFocusChanged, performLongClick, removeTextChangedListener, setAutoLinkMask, setCompoundDrawablePadding, setCompoundDrawables, setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds, setCursorVisible, setEditableFactory, setEllipsize, setEms, setError, setError, setFilters, setFrame, setFreezesText, setGravity, setHeight, setHighlightColor, setHint, setHint, setHintTextColor, setHintTextColor, setHorizontallyScrolling, setIncludeFontPadding, setKeyListener, setLines, setLineSpacing, setLinksClickable, setLinkTextColor, setLinkTextColor, setMaxEms, setMaxHeight, setMaxLines, setMaxWidth, setMinEms, setMinHeight, setMinLines, setMinWidth, setMovementMethod, setPadding, setPaintFlags, setScroller, setSelectAllOnFocus, setShadowLayer, setSingleLine, setSingleLine, setSpannableFactory, setText, setText, setText, setText, setTextAppearance, setTextColor, setTextColor, setTextKeepState, setTextKeepState, setTextScaleX, setTextSize, setTextSize, setTransformationMethod, setTypeface, setTypeface, setWidth

Methods inherited from class android.view.View

addFocusables, addTouchables, applyDrawableToTransparentRegion, bringToFront, buildDrawingCache, cancelLongPress, clearAnimation, clearFocus, computeHorizontalScrollExtent, computeHorizontalScrollOffset, computeVerticalScrollExtent, computeVerticalScrollOffset, createContextMenu, debug, debugIndent, destroyDrawingCache, dispatchDraw, dispatchKeyEvent, dispatchKeyShortcutEvent, dispatchRestoreInstanceState, dispatchSaveInstanceState, dispatchSetPressed, dispatchSetSelected, dispatchTouchEvent, dispatchTrackballEvent, dispatchUnhandledMove, dispatchWindowFocusChanged, dispatchWindowVisibilityChanged, draw, finalize, findFocus, findViewById, findViewTraversal, findViewWithTag, findViewWithTagTraversal, fitSystemWindows, focusSearch, forceLayout, gatherTransparentRegion, getAnimation, getApplicationWindowToken, getBackground, getBottom, getBottomFadingEdgeStrength, getContext, getContextMenuInfo, getDefaultSize, getDrawableState, getDrawingCache, getDrawingCacheBackgroundColor, getDrawingCacheQuality, getDrawingRect, getDrawingTime, getFocusables, getGlobalVisibleRect, getGlobalVisibleRect, getHandler, getHeight, getHitRect, getHorizontalFadingEdgeLength, getHorizontalScrollbarHeight, getId, getKeepScreenOn, getLayoutParams, getLeft, getLeftFadingEdgeStrength, getLocalVisibleRect, getLocationInWindow, getLocationOnScreen, getMeasuredHeight, getMeasuredWidth, getNextFocusDownId, getNextFocusLeftId, getNextFocusRightId, getNextFocusUpId, getOnFocusChangeListener, getPaddingBottom, getPaddingLeft, getPaddingRight, getPaddingTop, getParent, getResources, getRight, getRightFadingEdgeStrength, getRootView, getScrollBarStyle, getScrollX, getScrollY, getSolidColor, getSuggestedMinimumHeight, getSuggestedMinimumWidth, getTag, getTop, getTopFadingEdgeStrength, getTouchables, getTouchDelegate, getVerticalFadingEdgeLength, getVerticalScrollbarWidth, getViewTreeObserver, getVisibility, getWidth, getWindowAttachCount, getWindowToken, getWindowVisibility, hasFocus, hasFocusable, hasWindowFocus, inflate, initializeFadingEdge, initializeScrollbars, invalidate, invalidate, invalidate, invalidateDrawable, isClickable, isDrawingCacheEnabled, isDuplicateParentStateEnabled, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusableInTouchMode, isFocused, isHorizontalFadingEdgeEnabled, isHorizontalScrollBarEnabled, isInTouchMode, isLayoutRequested, isLongClickable, isPressed, isRootNamespace, isSaveEnabled, isSelected, isShown, isSoundEffectsEnabled, isVerticalFadingEdgeEnabled, isVerticalScrollBarEnabled, layout, measure, mergeDrawableStates, offsetLeftAndRight, offsetTopAndBottom, onAnimationEnd, onAnimationStart, onAttachedToWindow, onCreateDrawableState, onFinishInflate, onKeyMultiple, onLayout, onScrollChanged, onSetAlpha, onSizeChanged, onWindowVisibilityChanged, performClick, playSoundEffect, post, postDelayed, postInvalidate, postInvalidate, postInvalidateDelayed, postInvalidateDelayed, refreshDrawableState, removeCallbacks, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusFromTouch, requestLayout, requestRectangleOnScreen, requestRectangleOnScreen, resolveSize, restoreHierarchyState, saveHierarchyState, scheduleDrawable, scrollBy, scrollTo, setAnimation, setBackgroundColor, setBackgroundDrawable, setBackgroundResource, setClickable, setDrawingCacheBackgroundColor, setDrawingCacheEnabled, setDrawingCacheQuality, setDuplicateParentStateEnabled, setEnabled, setFadingEdgeLength, setFocusable, setFocusableInTouchMode, setHorizontalFadingEdgeEnabled, setHorizontalScrollBarEnabled, setId, setIsRootNamespace, setKeepScreenOn, setLayoutParams, setLongClickable, setMeasuredDimension, setMinimumHeight, setMinimumWidth, setNextFocusDownId, setNextFocusLeftId, setNextFocusRightId, setNextFocusUpId, setOnClickListener, setOnCreateContextMenuListener, setOnFocusChangeListener, setOnKeyListener, setOnLongClickListener, setOnTouchListener, setPressed, setSaveEnabled, setScrollBarStyle, setSelected, setSoundEffectsEnabled, setTag, setTouchDelegate, setVerticalFadingEdgeEnabled, setVerticalScrollBarEnabled, setVisibility, setWillNotCacheDrawing, setWillNotDraw, showContextMenu, startAnimation, unscheduleDrawable, unscheduleDrawable, verifyDrawable, willNotCacheDrawing, willNotDraw

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EditText

public EditText(Context context)

EditText

public EditText(Context context,
                AttributeSet attrs)

EditText

public EditText(Context context,
                AttributeSet attrs,
                int defStyle)

Method Detail

getDefaultEditable

protected boolean getDefaultEditable()

Description copied from class: TextView

Subclasses override this to specify that they have a KeyListener by default even if not specifically called for in the XML options.

Overrides:

getDefaultEditable in class TextView

getDefaultMovementMethod

protected MovementMethod getDefaultMovementMethod()

Description copied from class: TextView

Subclasses override this to specify a default movement method.

Overrides:

getDefaultMovementMethod in class TextView

getText

public Editable getText()

Description copied from class: TextView

Return the text the TextView is displaying. If setText() was called with an argument of BufferType.SPANNABLE or BufferType.EDITABLE, you can cast the return value from this method to Spannable or Editable, respectively.

Overrides:

getText in class TextView

setText

public void setText(CharSequence text,
                    TextView.BufferType type)

Description copied from class: TextView

Sets the text that this TextView is to display (see TextView.setText(CharSequence)) and also sets whether it is stored in a styleable/spannable buffer and whether it is editable.

Overrides:

setText in class TextView

setSelection

public void setSelection(int start,
                         int stop)

Convenience for Selection.setSelection(Spannable, int, int).

setSelection

public void setSelection(int index)

Convenience for Selection.setSelection(Spannable, int).

selectAll

public void selectAll()

Convenience for Selection.selectAll(android.text.Spannable).

extendSelection

public void extendSelection(int index)

Convenience for Selection.extendSelection(android.text.Spannable, int).