Android EditText in AlertDialog seems too wide

Question

It seems like the EditText in the image below is too wide. I assume that I have misused the SDK in some way and until convinced otherwise I am not looking for a way to specify

Answer 1

You can do it like this:

LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(this);
layout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
layout.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
final EditText input = new EditText(this);
input.setSingleLine(true);
layout.setPadding(10, 0, 10, 0);
input.setHint("Hint");
layout.addView(input);

AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
builder.setView(layout);

Moreover, setSingleLine is deprecated. You should use InputStyle.