How to Automatically add thousand separators as number is input in EditText

Question

Im creating a convertor application, I want to set the EditText so that when the user is inputting the number to be converted, a thousand separator (,) should be added autom

Answer 1

This sample app deconstructs formatting numbers clearly.

To summarize the link above, use a TextWatcher and in the afterTextChanged() method format the EditText view with the following logic:

@Override
public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
    editText.removeTextChangedListener(this);

    try {
        String originalString = s.toString();

        Long longval;
        if (originalString.contains(",")) {
            originalString = originalString.replaceAll(",", "");
        }
        longval = Long.parseLong(originalString);

        DecimalFormat formatter = (DecimalFormat) NumberFormat.getInstance(Locale.US);
        formatter.applyPattern("#,###,###,###");
        String formattedString = formatter.format(longval);

        //setting text after format to EditText
        editText.setText(formattedString);
        editText.setSelection(editText.getText().length());
    } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
        nfe.printStackTrace();
    }

    editText.addTextChangedListener(this);
}