Create a multiline EditText programmatically

Question

I am trying to create a multiline EditText by code. This is what I use:

EditText txt = new EditText(this);    
lp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, 1.0f);
txt.setLayoutParams(lp);
txt.setSingleLine(false); 
txt.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);

But it is still in one single line.

Answer 1

Combining all above answers was the correct answer so here it is:

texInput.setSingleLine(false);
texInput.setImeOptions(EditorInfo.IME_FLAG_NO_ENTER_ACTION);
texInput.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);
texInput.setLines(5);
texInput.setMaxLines(10);
texInput.setVerticalScrollBarEnabled(true);
texInput.setMovementMethod(ScrollingMovementMethod.getInstance());
texInput.setScrollBarStyle(View.SCROLLBARS_INSIDE_INSET);

Answer 2

Try this

txt.setLines(number of lines);

Answer 3

You may also use this:

txt.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT|InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);

Answer 4

This should do it

txt.setSingleLine(false);
txt.setImeOptions(EditorInfo.IME_FLAG_NO_ENTER_ACTION);

Answer 5

In addition to the above suggestions - you might want to set the below additional parameters if you are not able to get this working

texInput.setHorizontallyScrolling(false);
texInput.setHorizontalScrollBarEnabled(false);

If you are changing the height of the edittext programmatically then you might want to request a layout too by calling requestLayout().

Answer 6

The combination that finally worked for me was:

answerView.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_LONG_MESSAGE);
answerView.setSingleLine(false);

At least partially I was using setInputType for configuring several different options so it made more sense than some of the other possibilities.