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Edittext View One line

Can someone point me on how to limit the edittext as one line only?
screenshot:
my xml:
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Full Name"
android:id="#+id/textView_data2"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:maxLines="1"
android:gravity="fill_vertical" />

<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Full Name"
android:scrollHorizontally="false"
android:id="#+id/textView_data2"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:maxLines="1"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
android:gravity="fill_vertical" />

Just add into your XML-File android:maxLines="1"

<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Full Name"
android:id="#+id/textView_data2"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:inputType="text"
android:imeOption="actionNext"
android:gravity="fill_vertical" />
android:inputType="text"
android:imeOption="actionNext"
these two lines are the catch. you better use actionDon in imeOption
i.e.,
android:imeOption="actionDone"
use this and you are all good :)
P.S. there are multiple types of imeOption provided by android. We usually use these imeOptions for our softKeyboardInput where we need to change enter button of our keypad to anything else.
e.g., actionDone : DOne button
actionNext :Go to next editBox and etc,
These imeOption only works with inputType="text|number|..i.e. you need to specify a input type for using imeOption.
Hope it will help you :)

Setting EditText imeOptions to actionNext has no effect

I have a fairly complex (not really) xml layout file. One of the views is a LinearLayout (v1) with two children: an EditText(v2) and another LinearLayout(v3). The child LinearLayout in turn has an EditText(v4) and an ImageView(v5).
For EditText v2 I have imeOptions as
android:imeOptions="actionNext"
But when I run the app, the keyboard's return does not check to next and I want it to change to next. How do I fix this problem?
Also, when user clicks next, I want focus to go to EditText v4. I do I do this?
For those who really need to see some code:
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/do_txt_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/col6"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:visibility="gone" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/gm_title"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:background="#drawable/coldo_text"
android:hint="#string/enter_title"
android:maxLines="1"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"
android:padding="5dp"
android:textColor="pigc7"
android:textSize="ads2" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/rev_text"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#drawable/coldo_text"
android:hint="#string/enter_msg"
android:maxLines="2"
android:padding="5dp"
android:textColor="pigc7"
android:textSize="ads2" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:background="#drawable/colbtn_r”
android:clickable="true"
android:onClick=“clickAct”
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:paddingRight="5dp"
android:src="#drawable/abcat” />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Just add android:maxLines="1" & android:inputType="text" to your EditText. It will work!! :)

singleLine is deprecated. Adding an input type (eg: android:inputType="text") also worked for me.
Use android:maxLines="1" as singleLine is deprecated

android:singleLine has been deprecated, it is better to combine android:maxLines="1" with android:inputType="text". This would be the code:
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:maxLines="1"
android:inputType="text"
/>

The answers given here were all very helpful, but I was still struggling to get my keyboard's "Next" to show.
Turns out that when you use Android's android:digits attribute in your XML, it prevents the android:imeOptions="actionNext" from working as expected.
The answer is actually to use the deprecated android:singleLine="True". This seems to force the IME Option to be respected.
Old, Non-Working Code
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/first_name"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:digits="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ- "
android:ellipsize="end"
android:hint="#string/first_name"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"
android:inputType="textCapWords"
android:maxLength="35"
android:maxLines="1" />
Working Code
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/first_name"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:digits="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ- "
android:ellipsize="end"
android:hint="#string/first_name"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"
android:inputType="textCapWords"
android:maxLength="35"
android:maxLines="1"
android:singleLine="true" />
I'm not a fan of using a deprecated attribute, but for now it seems to get the desired result.

single line deprecated so you add below code I think inputType must.
<EditText
android:inputType="text"
android:maxLines="1"
android:imeOptions="actionNext" />

Finally i have got sure solution for this issue
Just add these 3 lines in your edit text and it will be working fine
android:maxLines="1"
android:inputType="text"
android:imeOptions="actionDone"
Here you can add maxLines according to your requirement. Do not use singleLine as it is deprecated now.
Good luck!

These three lines are enough.
android:singleLine="true"
android:inputType="text"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"

android:inputType="text"
You have to specify an inputType in order for imeOptions to function.

below code is force
android:inputType="text"

Only this worked for me.
Change it:
android:maxLines="1"
android:inputType="text"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"
on that:
android:singleLine="true"
android:inputType="text"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"

Key here is to set input type and imeOptions attributes
<EditText
android:inputType="number"
android:maxLines="1"
android:imeOptions="actionSearch" />

<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/auth_register_re_password"
android:hint="Enter Password Again"
android:imeActionLabel="login"
android:gravity="center"
android:imeOptions="actionUnspecified"
android:inputType="textPassword"
android:maxLines="1"/>

Only put in your EditText xml
android:inputType="text"

Add this following lines to in your EditText.
<Edittext
android:layout_height = "match_parent"
android:layout_widht = "match_parent"
android:inputType="text"
android:maxLines="1"
android:imeOptions="actionSearch"
android:imeActionLabel="Search"
android:hint = "Search Here" />

how to request focus on the second editText?

i want focus in the second editText ,also can make edit in the first
I have two edit text , i tried to put in the second edittext
android:focusable="true"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
but when tested it still focus in the firstEdit text
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText1Price"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBaseline="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/textView2"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="numberDecimal" >
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText2Funds"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/textView4"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/textView4"
android:ems="10"
android:focusable="true"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
android:inputType="number"
/>

this may little help you !
try this in your .java file :
EditText edittxt=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText2Funds);
edittxt.requestFocus();

Keep <requestFocus/> in the Second EditText.

try this,you have to add below code in which edittext you show focus..
<EditText...>
<requestFocus />
</EditText>

How set multi-line EditText with inputtype="number"?

I try set multi line for edittext if imputtype="number"
as:
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtJianNo"
android:layout_width="480px"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:background="#drawable/txtjianno"
android:ems="10"
android:gravity="top"
android:inputType="number|textMultiLine"
android:lines="2"
android:singleLine="false"
android:textColor="#5FB234"
android:textSize="18dp" />
But value of edittext doesn't new line if length of value > length of edittext.
How set multi-line EditText with inputtype="number"?

It is possible with only one attribute i.e. android:numeric="integer".
But it is Deprecated but for your question this is the only solution.
Code
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:gravity="top"
android:lines="10"
android:numeric="integer" />

You can edittext.setSingleLine(false);

Android: Vertical alignment for multi line EditText (Text area)

I want to have 5 lines for the height of the text area. I am using the following code.
<EditText
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:singleLine="false"
android:lines="5"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
android:layout_marginRight="10dip" />
The text area looks fine, but the problem is that the cursor is blinking in the middle of the text field. I want it to blink at first line, at the first character of the text field.

Use android:gravity="top"

This is similar to CommonsWare answer but with a minor tweak: android:gravity="top|start". Complete code example:
<EditText
android:id="#+id/EditText02"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:lines="5"
android:gravity="top|start"
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:scrollHorizontally="false"
/>

U can use this Edittext....This will help you.
<EditText
android:id="#+id/EditText02"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:lines="5"
android:gravity="top|left"
android:inputType="textMultiLine" />

Use this:
android:gravity="top"
or
android:gravity="top|left"

<EditText android:id="#+id/EditText02" android:layout_width="120dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:lines="5" android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:gravity="top|left" android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:scrollHorizontally="false" android:minWidth="10.0dip"
android:maxWidth="180dip" />
it will work

Now a day use of gravity start is best choise:
android:gravity="start"
For EditText (textarea):
<EditText
android:id="#+id/EditText02"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:lines="5"
android:gravity="start"
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
/>

I think you can use layout:weight = 5 instead android:lines = 5 because when you port your app to smaller device - it does it nicely.. well, both attributes will accomplish your job..