Hint Alignment to the right of password EditText

Question

I\'m working on and activity with arabic language. I want the hint of the username and password to start from the right and I have no problem f typing started from the left

Answer 1

For AppCompatEditText edit text gravity start worked for me

<androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatEditText
        ......
        android:hint="كلمه السر"
        android:inputType="textPassword"
        android:gravity="start"
       .............../>

This will work only above api 16

you can also try, Where you must have stored your current language I used this library com.akexorcist:localizationactivity

if(currentLanguage.country.toLowerCase() == "arabic"){
        etPassword.gravity = GravityCompat.END
}else{
        etPassword.gravity = GravityCompat.START
}

Answer 2

add gravity right try this way

<EditText
            android:id="@+id/input_password"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:hint="كلمة المرور"
            android:textColorHint="#FFFFFF"
            android:inputType="textPassword"
            android:background="@null"
            android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
            android:textSize="20dp"
            android:gravity="right"/>

if your API level 17 and higher you can use

android:textDirection="anyRtl"

Answer 3

Use Gravity Attribute to Adjust the Hint for EditText

        <EditText
        android:id="@+id/input_password"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:hint="كلمة المرور"
        android:textColorHint="#FFFFFF"
        android:gravity="right"
        android:inputType="textPassword"
        android:background="@null"
        android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
        android:textSize="20dp"/>

Answer 4

This one works fine for me

android:textAlignment="viewStart"

The hint direction will be at the correct side

Answer 5

Here my solution (workaround) for editText with type = password. Work on Android 5, Android 6.

edittext_password = (EditText) rootView.findViewById(R.id.edittext_password);
            if (RTLUtils.isLeftToRightLanguage()) {
                edittext_password.setGravity(Gravity.START);
            } else {
                // Force a right-aligned text entry, otherwise latin character input,
                // like "abc123", will jump to the left and may even disappear!
                edittext_password.setTextDirection(View.TEXT_DIRECTION_RTL);
                // Make the hint display on the right hand side
                edittext_password.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS);
            }
            edittext_password.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
                @Override
                public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence charSequence, int i, int i1, int i2) {
                    isLeftToRight = RTLUtils.isLeftToRightLanguage(charSequence.toString());
                }

                @Override
                public void onTextChanged(CharSequence charSequence, int i, int i1, int i2) {
                }

                @Override
                public void afterTextChanged(Editable editable) {
                    if (editable.length() > 0) {
                        isLeftToRight = RTLUtils.isLeftToRightLanguage(editable.toString());
                        if (isLeftToRight) {
                            edittext_password.setGravity(Gravity.START);
                            edittext_password.setTextDirection(View.TEXT_DIRECTION_LTR);
                            edittext_password.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS);
                            // Move the cursor to the correct place (after the typed character)
                            edittext_password.setSelection(editable.length());
                        } else {
                            //edittext_password.setGravity(Gravity.END);
                            edittext_password.setTextDirection(View.TEXT_DIRECTION_RTL);
                            // When a character is typed, dynamically change the EditText's
                            // InputType to PASSWORD, to show the dots and conceal the typed characters.
                            edittext_password.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT |
                                    InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD |
                                    InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS);
                            // Move the cursor to the correct place (after the typed character)
                            edittext_password.setSelection(editable.length());
                        }
                    } else { // empty text
                        if (!RTLUtils.isLeftToRightLanguage()) {
                            // Must be in this order (first setInputType then setTextDirection)
                            edittext_password.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS);
                            edittext_password.setTextDirection(View.TEXT_DIRECTION_RTL);
                        }
                    }
                }
            });

  public static boolean isLeftToRightLanguage() {
        Bidi bidi = new Bidi(Locale.getDefault().getDisplayLanguage(), Bidi.DIRECTION_DEFAULT_LEFT_TO_RIGHT);
        if (bidi.isLeftToRight()) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public static boolean isLeftToRightLanguage(String text) {
        Bidi bidi = new Bidi(text, Bidi.DIRECTION_DEFAULT_LEFT_TO_RIGHT);
        if (bidi.isLeftToRight()) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

And here result: (Arabic soft keyboard)

and English soft keyboard:

Answer 6

Use 'gravity' attribute:

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/input_password"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:hint="كلمة المرور"
    android:textColorHint="#FFFFFF"
    android:gravity="right"
    android:inputType="textPassword"
    android:background="@null"
    android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
    android:textSize="20dp"/>