restrict edittext to single line

AndroidAndroid Edittext

Android Problem Overview

possible duplicate : android-singleline-true-not-working-for-edittext

<EditText 
    android:id="@+id/searchbox"  
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:lines="1"
    android:scrollHorizontally="true"
    android:ellipsize="end"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
    android:drawablePadding="10dp"
    android:background="@drawable/edittext"
    android:drawableLeft="@drawable/folder_full"
    android:drawableRight="@drawable/search"
    android:paddingLeft="15dp"
    android:hint="search...">
</EditText>

I want to make the above EditText to have only single line. Even if the user presses "enter" the cursor should not get down to the second line. Can anybody help me doing that?

Android Solutions

Solution 1 - Android

Use android:maxLines="1" and android:inputType="text"

You forgot the android:maxLines attribute. And refer for android:inputType With your example, below will give this result:

<EditText 
	android:id="@+id/searchbox"  
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
	android:maxLines="1"
	android:inputType="text"
	android:scrollHorizontally="true"
	android:ellipsize="end"
	android:layout_weight="1"
	android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
	android:drawablePadding="10dp"
	android:background="@drawable/edittext"
	android:drawableLeft="@drawable/folder_full"
	android:drawableRight="@drawable/search"
	android:paddingLeft="15dp"
	android:hint="search...">
</EditText>

Solution 2 - Android

Using android:singleLine="true" is deprecated.

Just add your input type and set maxline to 1 and everything will work fine

android:inputType="text"
android:maxLines="1"

Solution 3 - Android

android:singleLine is now deprecated. From the documentation:

> This constant was deprecated in API level 3. > > This attribute is deprecated. Use maxLines instead to change the layout of a static text, and use the textMultiLine flag in the inputType attribute instead for editable text views (if both singleLine and inputType are supplied, the inputType flags will override the value of singleLine).

So you could just set android:inputType="textEmailSubject" or any other value that matches the content of the field.

Solution 4 - Android

You must add this line in your EditText in xml:

android:maxLines="1"

Solution 5 - Android

android:maxLines="1"
android:inputType="text"

Add the above code to have a single line in EditText tag in your layout.

android:singleLine="true" is deprecated

> This constant was deprecated in API level 3. > > This attribute is deprecated. Use maxLines instead to change the > layout of a static text, and use the textMultiLine flag in the > inputType attribute instead for editable text views (if both > singleLine and inputType are supplied, the inputType flags will > override the value of singleLine).

Solution 6 - Android

Now android:singleLine attribute is deprecated. Please add these attributes to your EditText for an EditText to be single line.

android:inputType="text"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"
android:maxLines="1"

Solution 7 - Android

I have done this in the past with android:singleLine="true" and then adding a listener for the "enter" key:

((EditText)this.findViewById(R.id.mytext)).setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener() {

    public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {

        if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN && keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER) {
            //if the enter key was pressed, then hide the keyboard and do whatever needs doing.
            InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
            imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getApplicationWindowToken(), 0);
    
            //do what you need on your enter key press here
    
            return true;
        }
    
        return false;
    }
});

Solution 8 - Android

This will work for the EditText:

android:inputType="text"

Then I would set a max length for the input text:

android:maxLines="1"

Those are the 2 that are needed now.

Solution 9 - Android

Include android:singleLine="true"

Solution 10 - Android

Everyone's showing the XML way, except one person showed calling EditText's setMaxLines method. However, when I did that, it didn't work. One thing that did work for me was setting the input type.

EditText editText = new EditText(this);
editText.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT);

This allows A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and special characters, but does not allow enter to be pressed. When you press enter, it'll go to the next GUI component, if applicable in your application.

You may also want to set the maximum number of characters that can be put into that EditText, or else it'll push whatever's to the right of it off the screen, or just start trailing off the screen itself. You can do this like this:

InputFilter[] filters = new InputFilter[1];
filters[0] = new InputFilter.LengthFilter(8);
editText.setFilters(filters);

This sets the max characters to 8 in that EditText. Hope all this helps you.

Solution 11 - Android

Programatically:

textView.setMaxLines(1);

Solution 12 - Android

use

android:ellipsize="end"
android:maxLines="1"

Solution 13 - Android

In order to restrict you just need to set the single line option on "true".

android:singleLine="true"

Solution 14 - Android

Use Below Code instead of your code

<EditText 
    android:id="@+id/searchbox"  
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:maxLines="1"
    android:inputType="text"
    android:scrollHorizontally="true"
    android:ellipsize="end"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
    android:drawablePadding="10dp"
    android:background="@drawable/edittext"
    android:drawableLeft="@drawable/folder_full"
    android:drawableRight="@drawable/search"
    android:paddingLeft="15dp"
    android:hint="search..."/>

Solution 15 - Android

The @Aleks G OnKeyListener() works really well, but I ran it from MainActivity and so had to modify it slightly:

EditText searchBox = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.searchbox);
searchBox.setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener() {

    public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {

        if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN && keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER) {
            //if the enter key was pressed, then hide the keyboard and do whatever needs doing.
            InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) MainActivity.this.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
            imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(searchBox.getApplicationWindowToken(), 0);

            //do what you need on your enter key press here

            return true;
        }

        return false;
    }
});

I hope this helps anyone trying to do the same.

Solution 16 - Android

Also it's important to pay attention if the property android:inputType is textMultiLine. If so, the properties android:singleLine, android:imeOptions, android:ellipsize and android maxLines will be ignored and your EditText will accepted MultiLines anyway.

Solution 17 - Android

Add this line to your edittext

android:inputType="text"

Solution 18 - Android

android:imeOptions="actionDone"

worked for me.

Solution 19 - Android

please try this code

android:inputType="textPersonName"

Solution 20 - Android

You must add this line in your EditText

android:maxLines="1"

and another thing, don't forget set android:inputType (whatever you want, text, phone .., but you must set it)

Solution 21 - Android

As android:singleLine="true" is now Depreciated so use

android:maxLines="1"

Use maxLines instead to change the layout of a static text, and use the textMultiLine flag in the inputType attribute instead for editable text views (if both singleLine and inputType are supplied, the inputType flags will override the value of singleLine).

Solution 22 - Android

in XML File add this properties in Edit Text

 android:maxLines="1"

Solution 23 - Android

At XML file. Just add

android:maxLines="1"

Solution 24 - Android

for me i do it like this , go to your textView in xml file and add this two lines

` android:maxLines="1"

android:inputType="text"`

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