How to Display Hint Text in EditText when text is empty
Hint text displays when the text is empty.* This would be the same in a TextView.
added in API Level 1.
1. Add an EditText to your activity.
2. In the main.xml file, add the code below.
<EditText
.... android:hint = "This is a hint. Type name here." />
3. Remove the android:text line, or the android:hint will not display.
4. Compile and run!
