How to set cursor position after hint message in TextInputEditText

Question

How can I set the cursor position to the right of the hint message.

entire code is here

         <android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_margin="1dp"
                android:hint="@string/_254"
                android:inputType="phone"/>

Do you want to use hint text as default text that user need to edit? — Shohan Ahmed Sijan, Jan 16 '19 at 08:54
Try this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/53709860/9060917 — Praveen, Jan 16 '19 at 08:56
Your posted answer does not solve what your question is asking. — Mike M., Jan 16 '19 at 18:47

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 16 '19 at 10:28

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This is how I have managed to solve the problem`

**java **

final EditText edit = findViewById(R.id.hint);
edit.requestFocus();
edit.setSelection(edit.length()-0);

`

answered Jan 16 '19 at 10:28

Brian O

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 16 '19 at 08:55

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The use of hint is to prefeed the EditText and when the user typing the hint would be replace by user's entry

Maybe you would like to use the android:text instead or you can use the setSelection() method for place the cursor at the right position

answered Jan 16 '19 at 08:55

Vodet

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How to set cursor position after hint message in TextInputEditText

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