No need to create this effect manually on focus. android:hint xml attribute is there for the effect you want. You do not need to write a single line of code.
====================================== <EditText android:layout_width="100dip" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:inputType="textPassword" android:hint="Password" /> ====================================== http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html#attr_android:hint Regards Sarwar Erfan On Nov 23, 3:49 pm, umakantpatil <umakantpat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi.. > I want to show edittext which will default show faint color text > written as "Password". As soon as user focus on it then I want to > convert it from text to password type. I did that but its not > working.. > > On focus of the password box. I wrote as follows: > > EditText tpassword = (EditText) v; > > > tpassword.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD); > > tpassword.setTextColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.black)); > tpassword.setText(""); > > Here it changes from grey color to black. All text is also cleared. > But it doesn't change to password type. Is this allowed to change > dynamically input type ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
