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. Compile and run!

Resources:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html#setHint(int)