Add transparent text in Email field that show what this field mean in Android

Question

in the layout file in android , i want to add button contains transparent text that indicated to the user what this field means and when begin to entire text the transparent text disappear as photo in the link http://www.mediafire.com/view/t93aa1qs6zfqq3s/Capture.PNG

Answer 1

Just add in your EditText, That will give hint to user that what they should do with that EditText.

Using XML

<EditText
android:id="@+id/edt_email"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Your Email" // This attribute will guide to user
android:inputType="textEmailAddress" // This will launch keyboard which have special email symbols. />

Using Java

EditText edt_email= (EditText) findviewbyid (R.id.edt_email);
edt_email.setHint("Your Email");

Output

Answer 2

Just give this in EditText in xml file

android:hint="Name"

Answer 3

To do this via XML then use this:--

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/etEmail"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
        android:hint="Enter your email address"
        android:inputType="text"
        android:paddingLeft="8dp"
        android:singleLine="true"
        android:text="[email protected]"
        android:textSize="@dimen/textSize_etLogin" />

if you want to do programmatically then:--

  EditText etEmail = findViewById(R.id.etEmail);
  etEmail.setHint("Enter your email address");

Answer 4

Just add below code in your edit-text

android:hint="Your Text";  // XML

or even you can set it run time by using following code

EditText text = new (EditText) findviewbyid (R.id.text1);
text1.setHint("Enter your message here");