How to create EditText with cross(x) button at end

Question

Is there any widget like EditText which contains a cross button, or is there any property for EditText by which it is created automatically? I want the cross button to delete whatever text written in EditText.

Answer 1

Here is complete library with the widget: https://github.com/opprime/EditTextField

To use it you should add the dependency:

compile 'com.optimus:editTextField:0.2.0'

In the layout.xml file you can play with the widget settings:

xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"

• app:clearButtonMode，can has such values: never always whileEditing unlessEditing

• app:clearButtonDrawable

Sample in action:

Answer 2

If you are in frame layout or you can create a frame layout I tried another approach....

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/inputSearch"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:drawableRight="@drawable/ic_actionbar"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/back_button"/>

<Button
    android:id="@+id/clear_text_invisible_button"
    android:layout_width="30dp"
    android:layout_height="30dp"
    android:layout_gravity="right|center_vertical"
    android:background="@color/transparent"
    android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/inputSearch"
    android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/inputSearch"
    android:layout_alignRight="@+id/inputSearch"
    android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/inputSearch"
    android:layout_marginRight="13dp"
    />

This is an edit text where I put a cross icon as a right drawable and than UPON it I put a transparent button which clears text.

Answer 3

Drawable x = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.x);
x.setBounds(0, 0, x.getIntrinsicWidth(), x.getIntrinsicHeight());
mEditText.setCompoundDrawables(null, null, x, null);

where, x is:

Answer 4

Android's support libarary has a SearchView class that does exactly this. (Not derrived from EditText though, so have to use a SearchView.OnQueryTextListener instead of a TextWatcher)

Use in XML like so:

  <android.support.v7.widget.SearchView
            android:id="@+id/searchView"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:iconifiedByDefault="false"
            android:queryHint="@string/SearchHint"
            app:iconifiedByDefault="false"
            app:queryHint="@string/SearchHint" />

Answer 5

Use

android:drawableRight="@android:drawable/ic_input_delete"

Answer 6

You can use this snippet with Jaydip answer for more than one button. just call it after getting a reference to the ET and Button Elements. I used vecotr button so you have to change the Button element to ImageButton:

private void setRemovableET(final EditText et, final ImageButton resetIB) {

        et.setOnFocusChangeListener(new View.OnFocusChangeListener() {
            @Override
            public void onFocusChange(View v, boolean hasFocus) {
                if (hasFocus && et.getText().toString().length() > 0)
                    resetIB.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                else
                    resetIB.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
            }
        });

        resetIB.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                et.setText("");
                resetIB.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
            }
        });

        et.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
            @Override
            public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {}
            @Override
            public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start,
                                          int count, int after) {
            }
            @Override
            public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start,
                                      int before, int count) {
                if(s.length() != 0){
                    resetIB.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                }else{
                    resetIB.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
                }
            }
        });
    }