How to place button inside of EditText

AndroidAndroid LayoutAndroid EdittextImagebutton

Android Problem Overview

I want to place an image button inside of EditText, but I don't have Idea please tell me how to do so as shown in the figure . Thanks

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Android Solutions

Solution 1 - Android

If You dont want click on that Image, Then you can use drawableRight property for EditText..

android:drawableRight="@drawable/icon"

If you want click then use below code.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

    <EditText
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="Enter search key" />

    <ImageButton
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:src="@drawable/search"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:layout_margin="5dp"
        android:text="Button"/>

</RelativeLayout>

Solution 2 - Android

If you want such layout and also image as clickable then you can do something like this

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true" >

    </EditText>
     <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imageView1"
        android:padding="5dp"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_alignRight="@+id/editText1"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />

</RelativeLayout>

Output:

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Solution 3 - Android

In Material, there is that underline under EditText. In most applications the icons appear inside that underlining.

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For that purpose, just use padding

android:paddingEnd = "@dimen/my_button_size"

Don't forget paddingRight for sub 4.2 versions.

<RelativeLayout ....>
   ...
   <EditText
   ...
   android:id="@+id/my_text_edit"
   android:textAlignment = "viewStart"
   android:paddingEnd = "@dimen/my_button_size"
   android:paddingRight = "@dimen/my_button_size"
   .../>

   <ImageButton 
   ....
   android:layout_width="@dimen/my_button_size" 
   android:layout_height="@dimen/my_button_size"
   android:layout_alignEnd="@id/my_text_edit"
   android:layout_alignRight="@id/my_text_edit"/>
   ...
</RelativeLayout>

It will limit the text to the image and the image will not overlap the text, however long the text may be.

Solution 4 - Android

My solution will fit all screen sizes without the editText going "behind" the imageButton. This also uses android resources, so you do not need to provide your own icon or string resource. Copy and paste this snippet wherever you would like a search bar:

   <LinearLayout
      android:layout_width="match_parent"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:orientation="horizontal">
  
   <EditText
        android:layout_margin="8dp"
        android:id="@+id/etSearch"
        android:hint="@android:string/search_go"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/ivSearch"
        android:background="@color/transparent_black"
        android:padding="2dp"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="8dp"
        android:src="@android:drawable/ic_menu_search"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        tools:ignore="contentDescription" />

</LinearLayout>

Restult:

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Solution 5 - Android

you can Use the Below Code :

android:drawableRight="@android:drawable/ic_menu_search"

Solution 6 - Android

How about placing it in a RelativeLayout like this ?:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    
    <!-- EditText for Search -->
    <EditText android:id="@+id/inputSearch"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:hint="Search whatever..."
            android:textSize="14dp"
            android:textStyle="italic"
            android:drawableLeft="@drawable/magnifyingglass"
            android:inputType="textVisiblePassword"
            android:theme="@style/EditTextColorCustom"/>

         <Button
            android:id="@+id/btn_clear"
            android:layout_width="14dp"
            android:layout_height="14dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
            android:layout_alignRight="@+id/inputSearch"
            android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
            android:background="@drawable/xbutton"
            android:visibility="gone"/>
    </RelativeLayout>

Also this way you´ll be able to handle the visibility of the Button (GONE / VISIBLE) in code.

Hope it helps.

Solution 7 - Android

Place your EditText inside a linear layout (horizontal) and add a Image Button next to it (0 padding). Setting the background color of EditText and ImageButton will blend in.

Solution 8 - Android

There's solution with clickable compound drawable. It's working very well - I have tested it

SOLUTION

Solution 9 - Android

This is pretty simple I feel. Use relative layout as your parent layout. Place the editText to left and ImageButton to the right using either,

  • alignRight property for the ImageButton

  • by specifying the layout weight for each of the fields

Solution 10 - Android

In the accepted answer the ripple effect doesn't work, it stays behind the button in the back.

This example has 2 buttons in the textbox. The ripple effect works because the parent layout has

   android:background="@android:color/transparent"

To make sure the ripple works and doesn't stay on the back, set the imagebutton's parent background to transparent.

 <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@android:color/transparent"
            android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
            android:layout_margin="4dp">

            <EditText
                android:id="@+id/editText"
                style="@android:style/TextAppearance.Medium"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
                android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
                android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
                android:background="@drawable/shape_textbox"
                android:hint="text"
                android:imeOptions="actionDone"
                android:importantForAutofill="no"
                android:inputType="text" />

            <ImageButton
                android:id="@+id/btn1"
                android:layout_width="44dp"
                android:layout_height="44dp"
                android:layout_centerVertical="true"
                android:layout_margin="5dp"
                android:layout_toStartOf="@+id/btn2"
                android:background="?android:selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
                android:src="@drawable/ic_btn1" />

            <ImageButton
                android:id="@+id/btn2"
                android:layout_width="44dp"
                android:layout_height="44dp"
                android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
                android:layout_centerVertical="true"
                android:layout_margin="5dp"
                android:background="?android:selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
                android:contentDescription="@string/clear"
                android:src="@drawable/ic_btn2" />

        </RelativeLayout>

Or you can also wrap your button in a frame layout:

<FrameLayout
	android:layout_width="wrap_content"
	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
	android:background="@android:color/transparent"
	android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
	android:layout_centerVertical="true"
	>
<ImageButton ... />
</FrameLayout>

Solution 11 - Android

I don't know why you want to place ImageButton to achieve, which can be done with simple property of EditText

> android:drawableRight="your drawable"

Can't it be work for you?

Solution 12 - Android

Use the android:drawableLeft property on the EditText.

<EditText
    ...     
    android:drawableLeft="@drawable/my_icon" />
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