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How to Set the Hint on an EditText, in Java
public final void setHint (int resid) was added in API level 1
Sets the text to be displayed when the text of the EditText is empty, from a resource.
1.
Find EditText by Id
or
Instantiate a new EditText
.
2. In the MainActivity.java file, add the code below to the onCreate method
myEditText.setHint("Type to create event");
3. Co
mpile and run!
Re
sources:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html#setHint(int)
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