Android: How do I get an EditText I made in Java to stop expanding vertically

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I have an editText I made in a TableLayout, I want it to have 5 lines but if I press enter a bunch of times it'll expand the editText box on the screen. I can't figure out how to get this to stop.

LayoutParams bigedit = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT); //width height
bigedit.weight=1;
bigedit.setMargins(10, 0, 0, 10);//Left Top Right Bottom

EditText testEdit1= new EditText(this);
testEdit1.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.black_rect_border);
testEdit1.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);
testEdit1.setLines(5);
testEdit1.setMaxLines(5);
testEdit1.setVerticalScrollBarEnabled(true);
testEdit1.setId(unusedid);
testEdit1.setSingleLine(false);
testEdit1.setGravity(Gravity.TOP|Gravity.LEFT);
unusedid++;
testEdit1.setTextSize(16);
testEdit1.setLayoutParams(bigedit);

row1.addView(testEdit1);
tl.addView(row1);

Where tl is the TableLayout in the activity.

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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See the code provided in one of the answers to this question, which might help you out.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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answered Oct 08 '13 at 20:12

Anthony Atkinson

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I even put in MaxLines and it still expands the boundaries rather than keeping it set and having a scroll wheel (which is acceptable in my case) – user2312638 Oct 08 '13 at 20:14
It's not the *accepted* answer to the linked question but the one underneath with the longer code sample that I figured may help you out. – Anthony Atkinson Oct 08 '13 at 20:49

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 08 '13 at 20:25

Just guessing, but according to setSingleLine docs.-

setSingleLine(boolean singleLine) If true, sets the properties of this field (lines, horizontally scrolling, transformation method) to be for a single-line input; if false, restores these to the default conditions.

This line.-

testEdit1.setSingleLine(false);

could be overriding your maxLines setting. Just try and remove that line, there's no need for it, anyway.

user2312638 · Answer 3 · 2013-10-09T18:54:41.423

Well I got it to work (except the vertical scroll bar), oddly by changing the order of those statements.

EditText testEdit1= new EditText(this);
testEdit1.setVerticalScrollBarEnabled(true);
testEdit1.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.black_rect_border);
testEdit1.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);    
testEdit1.setLines(5);
testEdit1.setSingleLine(false);
testEdit1.setMaxLines(5);
testEdit1.setGravity(Gravity.TOP|Gravity.LEFT);
testEdit1.setId(unusedid);
unusedid++;
testEdit1.setTextSize(16);
testEdit1.setLayoutParams(bigedit);

Apparently the setinput line only works if you set the class to type text using

testEdit1.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);

Android: How do I get an EditText I made in Java to stop expanding vertically

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