Hello all..
This simple example will show you how to change the hint text color in android
Here is the java code to simply do this.
youredittext.setHint(Html.fromHtml("<font color='#FF0000'>Hello</font> ")); |
here is a sample project to view the difference.
This is the contents of the main java file.
package com.coderzheaven.pack;import android.app.Activity;import android.os.Bundle;import android.text.Html;import android.widget.EditText;public class HintColorDemoActivity extends Activity {@Overridepublic void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); EditText ed = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText1); ed.setHint("Hello "); EditText ed2 = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText2); ed2.setHint(Html.fromHtml("<font color='#FF0000'>Hello</font> ")); }} |
The main.xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical" > <TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/hello" /> <EditText android:id="@+id/editText1" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:ems="10" > <requestFocus /> </EditText> <EditText android:id="@+id/editText2" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:ems="10" > </EditText></LinearLayout> |
Here I am setting a read color to the second edittext hint.
See the screenshot.
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