Handling click events on a drawable within an Edit

Question

I have added an image right of the text in an EditText widget, using the following XML:

<EditText
  android:id="@+id/txtsearch"
  ...
  android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
  android:background="@layout/shape"
  android:hint="Enter place,city,state"
  android:drawableRight="@drawable/cross" />

But I want to clear the EditText when the embedded image is clicked. How can I do this?

Answer 1

So many solutions, but none worked for me when I had two fields in a row. This is drop in solution for adding clear button to edit text, worked for me in my situations where I have two fields or one field in a row. Written in kotlin !

@SuppressLint("PrivateResource")
fun <T : EditText> T.withClear(): T {
    addTextChangedListener(object : TextWatcher {
        override fun afterTextChanged(editable: Editable) {
            setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(0, 0,
                    if (editable.isNotEmpty()) abc_ic_clear_material else 0, 0)
        }

        override fun beforeTextChanged(s: CharSequence?, start: Int, count: Int, after: Int) = Unit
        override fun onTextChanged(s: CharSequence?, start: Int, before: Int, count: Int) = Unit
    })

    setOnTouchListener { _, event ->
        if (event.action == ACTION_UP && event.x >= (right - this.compoundPaddingRight)) {
            setText("")
            return@setOnTouchListener true
        }
        false
    }
    return this
}

Answer 2

For anyone who does not want to implement the monstrous click handling. You can achieve the same with a RelativeLayout. With that you even have free handling of the positioning of the drawable.

  <RelativeLayout
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content">

   <android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
      android:layout_width="match_parent"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content">

     <android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
       android:layout_width="match_parent"
       android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      />
     </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
     <ImageView
       android:layout_width="wrap_content"
       android:layout_height="wrap_content"
       android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
       android:layout_centerInParent="true"
       android:src="@drawable/ic_undo"/>
    </RelativeLayout>

The ImageView position will be the same as you would use drawableEnd - plus you don't need all the touch listener handling. Just a click listener for the ImageView and you are good to go.

Answer 3

I apply a short solution that is suitable even for fragments of dialogue.

            //The listener of a drawableEnd button for clear a TextInputEditText
            textValue.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
                @Override
                public boolean onT[![enter image description here][1]][1]ouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
                    if(event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
                        final TextView textView = (TextView)v;
                        if(event.getX() >= textView.getWidth() - textView.getCompoundPaddingEnd()) {
                            textView.setText(""); //Clear a view, example: EditText or TextView
                            return true;
                        }
                    }
                    return false;
                }
            });

Answer 4

and if drawable is on the left, this will help you. (for those work with RTL layout)

 editComment.setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener() {
        @Override
        public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
            final int DRAWABLE_LEFT = 0;
            final int DRAWABLE_TOP = 1;
            final int DRAWABLE_RIGHT = 2;
            final int DRAWABLE_BOTTOM = 3;

            if(event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
                if (event.getRawX() <= (searchbox.getLeft() + searchbox.getCompoundDrawables()[DRAWABLE_LEFT].getBounds().width())) {
                                     // your action here

                 return true;
                }
            }
            return false;
        }
    });

Answer 5

I've seen several solutions but I wasn't convinced by any of them. Either very complicated or too simple (non-reusable).

This is my favourite approach at the moment:

mEditText.setOnTouchListener(
        new OnEditTextRightDrawableTouchListener(mEditText) {
          @Override
          public void OnDrawableClick() {
            // The right drawable was clicked. Your action goes here.
          }
        });

And this is the reusable touch listener:

import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
import android.widget.EditText;

public abstract class OnEditTextRightDrawableTouchListener implements OnTouchListener {

  private final EditText mEditText;

  public OnEditTextRightDrawableTouchListener(@NonNull final EditText editText) {
    mEditText = editText;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean onTouch(View view, MotionEvent motionEvent) {
    if (motionEvent.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
      final int DRAWABLE_RIGHT_POSITION = 2;
      final Drawable drawable = mEditText.getCompoundDrawables()[DRAWABLE_RIGHT_POSITION];
      if (drawable != null) {
        final float touchEventX = motionEvent.getX();
        final int touchAreaRight = mEditText.getRight();
        final int touchAreaLeft = touchAreaRight - drawable.getBounds().width();
        if (touchEventX >= touchAreaLeft && touchEventX <= touchAreaRight) {
          view.performClick();
          OnDrawableClick();
        }
        return true;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  public abstract void OnDrawableClick();
}

You can look at the Gist here.

Answer 6

I implemented @aristo_sh answer in Mono.Droid (Xamarin), since it's a delegate anonymous method you can't return true or false you have to take take of e.Event.Handled. I am also hiding the keyboard on click

editText.Touch += (sender, e) => {
                    e.Handled = false;
                    if (e.Event.Action == MotionEventActions.Up)
                    {
                        if (e.Event.RawX >= (bibEditText.Right - (bibEditText.GetCompoundDrawables()[2]).Bounds.Width()))
                        {
                            SearchRunner();
                            InputMethodManager manager = (InputMethodManager)GetSystemService(InputMethodService);
                            manager.HideSoftInputFromWindow(editText.WindowToken, 0);
                            e.Handled = true;
                        }
                    }
                };