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How to add a character counter to a material design textfield in Android studio Java

I am trying to add a character counter to a material design textfield, this is the textfield xml code:
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/outlinedTextFieldDescripcionUniverso"
style="#style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox"
android:layout_width="370dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
android:hint="#string/descripcion"
android:textColorHint="#color/textos"
app:counterEnabled="true"
app:counterMaxLength="150"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/outlinedTextFieldNombreUniverso">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/textInputEditTextDescripcionUniverso"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="top"
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:textColor="#color/textos" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
this works nicely and the counter appears,
textfield with counter
but then i want to make the textfield to be vertically bigger, so it works as a textarea where you can write multiple lines and always has the same height. So i change the layout height of textfield and textInputEditText, the code looks like this:
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/outlinedTextFieldDescripcionUniverso"
style="#style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox"
android:layout_width="370dp"
android:layout_height="150dp"
android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
android:hint="#string/descripcion"
android:textColorHint="#color/textos"
app:counterEnabled="true"
app:counterMaxLength="150"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/outlinedTextFieldNombreUniverso">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/textInputEditTextDescripcionUniverso"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="top"
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:textColor="#color/textos" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
bigger textfield without counter
And now the character counter has dissapeared (im assuming its hidden under the textfield). ¿Why doesn't it move to be at the end of the textfield?
¿is there any other way to do this? i have tried normal textfield and the same happens

I think it's because the TextInputLayout has a fixed height as I saw in your code android:layout_height="150dp"
Solution Code :
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/outlinedTextFieldDescripcionUniverso"
style="#style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox"
android:layout_width="370dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
android:hint="#string/descripcion"
android:textColorHint="#color/textos"
app:counterEnabled="true"
app:counterMaxLength="150"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/outlinedTextFieldNombreUniverso">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/textInputEditTextDescripcionUniverso"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="150dp"
android:gravity="top"
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:textColor="#color/textos" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
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Can you add a textview or something similar as a child to a textinputlayout?

I have an application that uses a lot of textinputlayouts because I like the style they create
on one screen I am showing info on one object and I want it too look like the data the user entered with the textinputedittexts , small caption above and the data below
right now I have a textinputlayout with a disabled textinputedittext below
is there a way to just have a textview under the textinputlayout that will be shown in the same style?
thanks in advance for any help you can provide
edit:
as a side note here's what I am currently using to disable the edittext fully
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/name"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/name"
tools:text="This is where the name goes"
android:inputType="none"
android:clickable="false"
android:cursorVisible="false"
android:focusable="false"
android:focusableInTouchMode="false" />
what I am trying to avoid is not use clickable and inputtype etc etc in EVERY view that I'm trying to create, and instead use a single view
so other than creating a custom edittext (like NeverEnabledEditText) that starts unclickabke in every way, or add all those attributes to my xml, is there a way to do the above?

<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/date_layout"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Date"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
style="#style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/tv_date"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:inputType="none"
android:clickable="true"
android:focusable="false"
android:drawableEnd="#drawable/ic_keyboard_arrow_down_black_24dp"
android:paddingEnd="4dp"
android:paddingVertical="12dp"
android:drawablePadding="4dp"
android:textColor="#color/colorPrimary"
tools:text="00/00/0000" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
Although a TextInputEditText, now you have it acting like a textview because you can't edit it but can set text to it. You're welcome !

Android: TextInputLayout always leaves some space from top

I have this layout:
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/dialogCentralContent"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_width="220dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/phoneNumberInfo"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:background="#drawable/edittext_white_rounded">
<EditText
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="60dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:maxLines="1"
android:inputType="none"
android:focusable="false"
android:text="#={dataContext.phonePrefix}"
style="#style/Widget.App.PurchaseAmountEditText" />
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="3"
tools:errorEnabled="true"
app:errorText="#{dataContext.validator.phoneValidation}">
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
android:layout_height="60dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:maxLines="1"
android:inputType="phone"
android:text="#={dataContext.phoneNumber}"
style="#style/Widget.App.PurchaseAmountEditText" />
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
</LinearLayout>
It looks like this:
As you can see the second EditText is rendered lower than the first one. When I look at it in the visual editor of Android Studio I can see that the TextInputLayout has some free space at its top, however setting paddingTop="0dp" didn't change anything. So how to make those two EditTexts render the same way?

By default, android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout will leave room at the top for the floating hint text. If you're not using the floating hint, you can remove that space by adding the following to the opening <TextInputLayout> element.
app:hintEnabled="false"
The regular hint text will still be visible on the TextInputEditText when it's empty.
N.B. – This answer does not apply to the current Material Components version, which is markedly different than the original.

How to make Edit Text hint appear when typing

I would like for my app to be able to display different hints in the edittext at different times, so i have to set the hint pro-grammatically at each times as below.
editText.setHint("Hint 1");
But the problem is when i starts typing the hint starts disappearing.I want to show this hint every time.If i set the hint in xml it will not disappear while typing, but how to do this in my case.

Either you should consider to change to TextInputLayout(Strongly recommended this. Here is an example too.)
or
make relative layout with EditText for input and TextView for hint inside.Change the textview according to your needs.
<RelativeLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Some text"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:id="#+id/editText1"
android:layout_gravity="center"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text_hint"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:text="yourHint"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
android:textColor="#color/customColor"
/>
</RelativeLayout>

what you are expecting is not possible,since we have to how what user is writing on editext.
Now a days https://github.com/hardik-trivedi/FloatingLabel
this type of hints are more popular,you can try above link.

TextInputLayout give powerful material features to EditText. Main feature is floating hint. See doc here https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/design/widget/TextInputLayout.html

You can't display while typing text in edit text hint in android have default functionality
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:theme="#style/TextLabel"
android:id="#+id/input_layout_username"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/username_edit_text"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#null"
android:hint="Email Address"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
android:translationY="10dp"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textColorHint="#color/white"
android:textSize="#dimen/font_13"/>
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
Here android provide default functionality while typing text in edit text the hint above edit text, You can also set Hint via programmatically
EditText. setHint ("Hint 1");

the best way to do this is to use TextInputLayout.
https://www.bignerdranch.com/blog/becoming-material-with-android-design-support-library/

<!--EMAIL-->
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/email_wrapper"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:theme="#style/TextLabel">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/etUserName"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/login_screen_email_hint"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
android:maxLines="1"
android:nextFocusDown="#+id/etPassword"
android:singleLine="true"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textColorHighlight="#android:color/white"
android:textColorHint="#android:color/white" />
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
And dont forget adding this line to your gradle file
compile 'com.android.support:design:23.4.0'

Android TextInputLayout/EditText is not full size and cuts off text

I have a fragment which contains a calculator (Just three TextInputEditTexts which listen for input).
These inputs are set out in a RelativeLayout as shown below-
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingTop="16dp"
android:paddingLeft="16dp"
android:paddingRight="16dp"
android:paddingBottom="16dp">
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/binomial_probability_wrapper"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/label_probability"
android:paddingBottom="16dp">
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/binomial_probability_input"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:inputType="numberDecimal"/>
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/binomial_trials_wrapper"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/label_trials"
android:paddingBottom="16dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/binomial_probability_wrapper">
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/binomial_trials_input"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:inputType="numberSigned"/>
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/binomial_successes_wrapper"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/label_successes"
android:paddingBottom="16dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/binomial_trials_wrapper">
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/binomial_successes_input"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:inputType="numberSigned"/>
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
I have also tried using a LinearLayout with each input on a separate row, but that had the same result.
As you can see in this image-
the bottom input is cut off. If I measure it on my screen it is clearly a different size, but Android returns the same value for the heights of each layout and input.
Any suggestions as to how to fix this are welcome.
Edit: Some extra information. The layout bounds show that the text cursor is actually taller than the height of the bottom TextInputEditText. The top have the correct height.
Second edit: I added the a TextView below (For output) and that is now cut off, while the TextInputEditText is now the same as the others.

As saying in official github page:
TextInputLayout provides two height variations for filled and outline
text fields, standard and dense. Both box styles default to the
standard height.
In order to reduce the height of a text box, you can use a dense
style, which will reduce the vertical padding within the text box. You
can achieve this by applying the appropriate styles to your
TextInputLayout and TextInputEditText, depending on whether you are
using a filled or outline text field
So try to apply #style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.FilledBox.Dense to your TextInputLayout or change padding for TextInputEditText

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/binomial_probability_wrapper"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/label_probability"
android:paddingBottom="16dp">
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/binomial_probability_input"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:inputType="numberDecimal"/>
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
You have to use android:paddingTop="5dp" in
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/binomial_probability_wrapper"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/label_probability"
android:paddingTop="5dp">
---- write something ----
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>