Set inputType for an EditText Programmatically?

Android Android Edittext Android Inputtype

Android Problem Overview

How do we set the input type for an EditText programatically? I'm trying:

mEdit.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD);

it doesn't seem to have any effect.

Android Solutions

Solution 1 - Android

For setting the input type for an EditText programmatically, you have to specify that input class type is text.

editPass.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD);

Solution 2 - Android

According to the TextView docs, the programmatic version of android:password is setTransformationMethod(), not setInputType(). So something like:

mEdit.setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());

should do the trick.

Solution 3 - Android

Here are the various Input Types as shown on the standard keyboard.

https://i.stack.imgur.com/tO65g.gif" width="250" alt="input types demo">

Setting the input type programmatically

editText.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT);

Other options besides TYPE_CLASS_TEXT can be found in the documentation.

Setting the input type in XML

<EditText
    android:inputType="text"
/>

Other options besides text can be found in the documentation.

Supplemental code

Here is the code for the image above.

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    EditText editText;
    TextView textView;
    List<InputTypeItem> inputTypes;
    int counter = 0;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        editText = findViewById(R.id.editText);
        textView = findViewById(R.id.textView);
        initArray();
    }

    public void onChangeInputTypeButtonClick(View view) {
        if (counter >= inputTypes.size()) {
            startOver();
            return;
        }
        textView.setText(inputTypes.get(counter).name);
        editText.setInputType(inputTypes.get(counter).value);
        editText.setSelection(editText.getText().length());
        counter++;
    }

    private void startOver() {
        counter = 0;
        textView.setText("");
        editText.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT);
        InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
        imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(editText.getWindowToken(), 0);
    }


    private void initArray() {
        inputTypes = new ArrayList<>();
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("date",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_DATETIME | InputType.TYPE_DATETIME_VARIATION_DATE));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("datetime", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_DATETIME | InputType.TYPE_DATETIME_VARIATION_NORMAL));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("none", InputType.TYPE_NULL));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("number",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_VARIATION_NORMAL));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("numberDecimal",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_DECIMAL));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("numberPassword",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_VARIATION_PASSWORD));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("numberSigned", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_SIGNED));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("phone",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_PHONE));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("text",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textAutoComplete", InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_AUTO_COMPLETE));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textAutoCorrect",  InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_AUTO_CORRECT));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textCapCharacters",  InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_CHARACTERS));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textCapSentences",  InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textCapWords",  InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_WORDS));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textEmailAddress",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_EMAIL_ADDRESS));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textEmailSubject", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_EMAIL_SUBJECT));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textFilter",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_FILTER));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textLongMessage",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_LONG_MESSAGE));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textMultiLine",  InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textNoSuggestions", InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textPassword",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textPersonName", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PERSON_NAME));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textPhonetic",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PHONETIC));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textPostalAddress", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_POSTAL_ADDRESS));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textShortMessage", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_SHORT_MESSAGE));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textUri",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_URI));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textVisiblePassword",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textWebEditText",  InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_WEB_EDIT_TEXT));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textWebEmailAddress", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_WEB_EMAIL_ADDRESS));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("textWebPassword", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_WEB_PASSWORD));
        inputTypes.add(new InputTypeItem("time", InputType.TYPE_CLASS_DATETIME | InputType.TYPE_DATETIME_VARIATION_TIME));
    }

    class InputTypeItem {
        private String name;
        private int value;
        InputTypeItem(String name, int value) {
            this.name = name;
            this.value = value;
        }
    }
}

Solution 4 - Android

i've solve all with

.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);

for see clear data and

.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_VARIATION_PASSWORD);

for see the dots (if the data is a number, it isn't choice che other class)

Solution 5 - Android

To only allow numbers:

password1.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);

To transform (hide) the password:

password1.setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());

Solution 6 - Android

editText.setInputType(EditorInfo.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);

//you can change TYPE_... according to your requirement.

Solution 7 - Android

For Kotlin:

    val password = EditText(this)
    password.inputType = InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT or InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD
    password.hint = "Password"

Solution 8 - Android

This may be of help to others like me who wanted to toggle between password and free-text mode. I tried using the input methods suggested but it only worked in one direction. I could go from password to text but then I could not revert. For those trying to handle a toggle (eg a show Password check box) use

       @Override
        public void onClick(View v)
        {
            if(check.isChecked())
            {
                edit.setTransformationMethod(HideReturnsTransformationMethod.getInstance());
                Log.i(TAG, "Show password");
            }
            else
            {
                edit.setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());
                Log.i(TAG, "Hide password");
            }
        }

I have to credit this for the solution. Wish I had found that a few hours ago!

Solution 9 - Android

To unhide password:

editText.setInputType(
      InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT|
      InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD
);

To hide password again:

editText.setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());

Solution 10 - Android

password.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT |
InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD);

also you have to be careful that cursor moves to the starting point of the editText after this function is called, so make sure that you move cursor to the end point again.

Solution 11 - Android

Hide:

edtPassword.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT);
edtPassword.setTransformationMethod(null);

Show:

edtPassword.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD);                    
edtPassword.setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());

Solution 12 - Android

InputType will not work, Easiest way is to setTransfromationMethod()

To show the Password

 edittextPassword.setTransformationMethod(null);

To hide the Password Again

 edittextPassword.setTransformationMethod(new PasswordTransformationMethod());

Solution 13 - Android

Try adding this to the EditText/TextView tag in your layout

android:password="true"

Edit: I just re-read your post, perhaps you need to do this after construction. I don't see why your snippet wouldn't work.

Solution 14 - Android

I know the expected Answer is in Java . But here's my 2 cents of advice always try to handle view related stuff in XML (atleast basic stuff) so I would suggest rather use a xml attribute rather than handling this use case in java

    <EditText
     android:inputType="textPassword"/>

Solution 15 - Android

field.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT);

Solution 16 - Android

My answer is not the direct answer to the question. For most of the cases, either of the above answers should be right. However, none of them helped in my case.

I have a custom ViewGroup in my project that contains a text for the Title and an EditText. This EditText receives Texts, Numbers, Password, Phone, etc. depends on the case and place is being used. The Caller of the view group supposed to tell what is the input type.

Important: Setting the inputType should be the last set of the EditText (or at least it has to come after setting the Text of the EditText), otherwise, there is no effect.

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