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?");

Answer 2

first compile dependency compile 'com.rengwuxian.materialedittext:library:2.1.3'

add this in your xml

<com.rengwuxian.materialedittext.MaterialEditText    
android:id="@+id/etId"    
android:layout_width="match_parent"    
android:layout_height="70dip"    
android:hint="Hint goes here"    
android:textColor = "#000000"    
android:textSize="15sp"    
app:met_accentTypeface="fonts/yourcustomfonts.ttf"   
app:met_floatingLabel="normal"    
app:met_floatingLabelTextColor="#ff0000"    
app:met_floatingLabelTextSize="15sp"    
app:met_hideUnderline="true"    
app:met_textColorHint="#ff00ff"    
app:met_typeface="fonts/yourcustomfont.ttf"/>

add xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"

Answer 3

I found the solution !

In your EditText add

android:textColorHint="@android:color/transparent"

And in the code set the hint from the EditText

aET.setHint("h?");

The hint in your editText is hidden and the hint from the TextInputLayout is shown.

EDIT :

Other solution (The best)

Update Graddle with the new version of android:design

compile 'com.android.support:design:22.2.1'

Answer 4

I also had this issue.

when I needed to update the hint, I (erroneously) did that on both the EditText and the TextInputLayout, which resulted in a blur.

solution was to not call EditText.setHint() but only TextInputLayout.setHint()

Answer 5

Try to write hint in Text Input Layout

 <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
 style="@style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:hint="@string/password">

Answer 6

Simple use this programmatically it's working for me

    TextInputLayout til = new TextInputLayout(this);
    til.setHintTextAppearance(android.R.style.TextAppearance_Large);

You can customize the style as i mention below...

<style name="TextInputLayout" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance">
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
        <item name="android:textColorHint">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">23sp</item>
    </style>

TextInputLayout til = new TextInputLayout(this);
        til.setHint("hai);
        til.setHintTextAppearance(R.style.TextInputLayout);