Allow multi-line in EditText view in Android?

Question

How to allow multi-line in Android\'s EditText view?

Answer 1

<EditText
                android:hint="Address"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:inputType="textMultiLine|textNoSuggestions"
                android:id="@+id/edittxtAddress"
                android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/textsize2"
                android:textColor="@android:color/white"
                android:scrollbars="vertical"
                android:minLines="2"
            android:textStyle="normal" />

and in Activity to remove "\n" is user press nextline

String editStr= edittxtAddress.getText().toString().trim();

 MyString= editStr.replaceAll("\n"," ");

Answer 2

This is how I applied the code snippet below and it's working fine. Hope, this would help somebody.

<EditText 
    android:id="@+id/EditText02"
    android:gravity="top|left" 
    android:inputType="textMultiLine"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:lines="5" 
    android:scrollHorizontally="false" 
/>

Cheers! ...Thanks.

Answer 3

By default all the EditText widgets in Android are multi-lined.

Here is some sample code:

<EditText
    android:inputType="textMultiLine" <!-- Multiline input -->
    android:lines="8" <!-- Total Lines prior display -->
    android:minLines="6" <!-- Minimum lines -->
    android:gravity="top|left" <!-- Cursor Position -->
    android:maxLines="10" <!-- Maximum Lines -->
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" <!-- Height determined by content -->
    android:layout_width="match_parent" <!-- Fill entire width -->
    android:scrollbars="vertical" <!-- Vertical Scroll Bar -->
/>

Answer 4

This works for me, actually these 2 attributes are important: inputType and lines. Besides, you may need a scrollbar, the code below shows how to make one:

 <EditText
        android:id="@+id/addr_edittext"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:gravity="top|left"
        android:inputType="textEmailAddress|textMultiLine"
        android:lines="20"
        android:minLines="5"
        android:scrollHorizontally="false"
        android:scrollbars="vertical" />

Answer 5

Try this, add these lines to your edit text view, i'll add mine. make sure you understand it

android:overScrollMode="always"
android:scrollbarStyle="insideInset"
android:scrollbars="vertical"

<EditText
    android:inputType="textMultiLine"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:id="@+id/editText_newprom_description"
    android:padding="10dp"
    android:lines="5"
    android:overScrollMode="always"
    android:scrollbarStyle="insideInset"
    android:minLines="5"
    android:gravity="top|left"
    android:scrollbars="vertical"
    android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"/>

and on your java class make on click listner to this edit text as follows, i'll add mine, chane names according to yours.

EditText description;
description = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText_newprom_description);

description.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
            @Override
            public boolean onTouch(View view, MotionEvent motionEvent) {

                view.getParent().requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(true);
                switch (motionEvent.getAction() & MotionEvent.ACTION_MASK){
                    case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
                        view.getParent().requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(false);
                        break;
                }

                return false;
            }

        });

this works fine for me

Answer 6

EditText has singleLine property. You can set in the XML or by calling setSingleLine(false); http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html#setSingleLine%28%29