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Android add placeholder text to EditText

How can I add a placeholder text to EditText in the class that isn't in the XML?

I have the following EditText in my code which will be shown in alertdialog:

    final EditText name = new EditText(this);
Solution

  • Ah, ok. What you're looking for is setHint(int). Simply pass in a resource id of a string from your xml and you're good to go.

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    EDIT

    And in XML, it's simply android:hint="someText"