How do I use InputFilter to limit characters in an EditText in Android?

Question

I want to restrict the chars to 0-9, a-z, A-Z and spacebar only. Setting inputtype I can limit to digits but I cannot figure out the ways of Inputfilter looking through the

Answer 1

First add into strings.xml:

0123456789abcdefghjklmnprstuvwxyz

XML:

android:digits="@string/vin_code_mask"

Code in Kotlin:

edit_text.filters += InputFilter { source, start, end, _, _, _ ->
    val mask = getString(R.string.vin_code_mask)
    for (i in start until end) {
        if (!mask.contains(source[i])) {
            return@InputFilter ""
        }
    }
    null
}

Strange, but it works weirdly on emulator's soft keyboard.

Warning! The following code will filter all letters and other symbols except digits for software keyboards. Only digital keyboard will appear on smartphones.

edit_text.keyListener = DigitsKeyListener.getInstance(context.getString(R.string.vin_code_mask))

I also usually set maxLength, filters, inputType.