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

You can go by using two hint texts. One for the TextInputLayout and other for the edit text inside it.Below is the reference:

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
                                    style="@style/editText_layout"
                                    android:id="@+id/entryScreenProduction_editText_percentCompleted_layout"
                                    android:hint="%Completed">

                                    <EditText
                                        android:id="@+id/entryScreenProduction_editText_percentCompleted"
                                        style="@style/editTextNotes"
                                        android:gravity="center_vertical|top"
                                        android:inputType="numberDecimal"
                                        android:textAlignment="viewStart"
                                        android:hint="0.0"/>
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

But this has a problem. The UI will look like below. The hints will overlap.

To avoid the above ugly UI, you have to control this from program.Set the hint text of the EditText only when there is focus on the field, else remove the hint text.

android:hint="0.0"

Remove the above line from the layout xml file and do as below:

m_editText_completed = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.entryScreenProduction_editText_percentCompleted);
m_editText_completed.setOnFocusChangeListener(new View.OnFocusChangeListener() {
            @Override
            public void onFocusChange(View view, boolean b) {
                if(b){
                    m_editText_completed.setHint("0.0");
                }
                else {
                    m_editText_completed.setHint("");
                }
            }
        });

I hope this solves you issue. God Speed !!!