TextInputLayout and EditText double hint issue

Question

I want to set the hint with java in EditText(which is in TextInputLayout).

Code used for setting hint:

aET = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.

Answer 1

This problem occurs because the hint from the xml is passed on to the TextInputLayout, so it can be displayed as a floating hint. But when you set it programatically, the hint is set to the EditText, which then results in two hints (one from the xml that is a floating hint and one you set programatically and is a normal EditText hint). If you wish to change the floating hint, you must set the hint on TextInputLayout.

You code will then look like this:

aTIL = (TextInputLayout) findViewById(R.id.aTIL);
aTIL.setHint("h?");