How do I prevent an EditText from resizing itself when the user is typing?

Question

I have an EditText and a Button set next to each other on the same horizontal line. It looks great, except when the user enters a lot of text, the

Answer 1

For EditText use

android:layout_width="0dp" - not required but preferred.
android:layout_weight="1"

And for Button dont specify android:layout_weight

Answer 2

I had the exact query. But i had an EditText and a Button next to each other in a Linear Layout. I tried android:layout_weight="1" for EditText android:layout_width="0dp" And it worked just perfect!! Thanks a lot!

Answer 3

Just use:

android:layout_width="fill_parent"

for both EditText and Button. It will also work set for EditText but it is better to have it on both.

Answer 4

you can define size of your edittext as it shows above

android:minWidth="80dp"
android:maxWidth="80dp"

or

android:layout_width="60dp"

or

you can apply a background image of size you want but don't forget to define its height and width with wrap_content.

  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"