How do I center the hint text within an EditText in Android?

Question

I need to center the Hint text within an EditText in Android. How do I do this?

Answer 1

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp">

        <android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:hint="ENTER PIN"
            android:inputType="numberPassword" />
    </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

Note: in the tag TextInputEditText,the property

android:gravity="center"

is what makes the deal of aligning the text in the center including the hint text

Answer 2

Use this xml attribute:

android:gravity="center"