How to use EditTextPreference as a masked Password text field?

Question

I have a very simple question:
I have a EditTextPreference dialog which I want to use for getting the user\'s password and I want it to be masked.

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Answer 1

You can do it with the code below. HOWEVER, I still haven't figured out how to do the PASSWORD_TOGGLE thing. Doesn't work by just defining app:endIconMode="password_toggle" Can someone help with that?

The ANSWER: The "EditTextPreference" field "db_pwd" has the following defined:

android:inputType="textPassword"

The latest Kotlin rev code:

class SettingsFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
override fun onCreatePreferences(savedInstanceState: Bundle?, rootKey: String?) {
    setPreferencesFromResource(com.unified.helloworld.R.xml.my_preferences, rootKey)
    val pwdPref =
        findPreference("db_pwd")
    if (pwdPref != null) {
        pwdPref.summaryProvider = SummaryProvider {
            val getPassword: String =
                PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
                    .getString("db_pwd", "Not set")!!

            // Return "Not set" else return password with asterisks
            if (getPassword == "Not set") {
                getPassword } else { setAsterisks(getPassword.length) }
        }

        // Set type as password and set summary with asterisks
        pwdPref.setOnBindEditTextListener(
            OnBindEditTextListener { editText ->
                editText.inputType =
                    InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT or InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD
                pwdPref.summaryProvider = SummaryProvider { setAsterisks(editText.text.toString().length) }
            })
    }
}

// Return the password in asterisks
private fun setAsterisks(length: Int): String {
    val sb = java.lang.StringBuilder()
    for (s in 0 until length) {
        sb.append("*") }
    return sb.toString() }
}