TextInputLayout hint color in error state

Question

As per Googles Material Guidelines:

https://material.io/guidelines/components/text-fields.html#text-fields-layout

TextInputLayout hint should be the same color as the Error message:

However it is not like that and when I call setError("My error") only the underline and the error message show up in red.

How can I change this behavior to account for Google's own guidelines?

Answer 1

here is how you can do it

 <android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
        android:padding="8dp"
        android:id="@+id/tilSample"
        app:errorTextAppearance="@style/error_appearance"
        app:hintTextAppearance="@style/error_appearance"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">

        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/etSample"
            android:layout_margin="8dp"
            android:padding="8dp"
            android:hint="android"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

    </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

style.xml

<style name="error_appearance" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance">
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/colorRed</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">12sp</item>
    </style>

colors.xml

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <color name="colorPrimary">#3F51B5</color>
    <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#303F9F</color>
    <color name="colorAccent">#FF4081</color>
    <color name="colorRed">#f44336</color>
</resources>

EDIT

we can do manipulate the error and hint colours in code also using

tilSample.setErrorTextAppearance(R.style.error_appearance);  
tilSample.setHintTextAppearance(R.style.error_appearance);

Answer 2

1. TextInputLayout in Xml

       <android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
           android:layout_width="match_parent"
           android:id="@+id/tx_login_password"
           app:errorEnabled="true"
           style="@style/text_input_style"
           app:passwordToggleEnabled="true"
           app:hintTextAppearance="@style/text_Apearence"
           android:layout_below="@id/tx_login_username"
           android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
           app:theme="@style/Theme.App.Base"
           android:layout_marginLeft="70dp"
           android:layout_marginStart="70dp"
           android:layout_marginRight="70dp"
           android:layout_marginEnd="70dp"
           app:errorTextAppearance="@style/text_Apearence"
           android:layout_height="wrap_content">
           <android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatEditText
               android:layout_width="match_parent"
               android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
               android:layout_height="wrap_content"
               android:hint="Password"
               android:paddingTop="5dp"
               android:typeface="sans"
               android:textStyle="bold"
               android:textSize="15sp"
               android:maxLines="1"
               android:inputType="textPassword"
               android:lines="1"
               android:elegantTextHeight="true"
               android:textAlignment="viewStart"
               android:layout_gravity="start"
               android:id="@+id/password"
               android:theme="@style/Theme.App.Base"
               app:theme="@style/Theme.App.Base"
               style="@style/EditText_style"
               />
       </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
   

2. text_Apearence in style.xml file from resourses

<style name="text_Apearence" parent="TextAppearance.Design.Hint">
    <item name="android:textSize">15sp</item>
        <item name="textColor">@color/react_blue</item>
        <item name="android:colorActivatedHighlight">@color/react_blue</item>
        <item name="android:colorControlActivated">@color/react_blue</item>
    </style>
   

 1.  3. Style for Text Input Layout text_input_style XML file

<!-- begin snippet: js hide: false console: true babel: false -->

1. Style for Text Input Layout text_input_style XML file

<style name="text_Apearence" parent="TextAppearance.Design.Hint">
    <item name="android:textSize">15sp</item>
        <item name="textColor">@color/react_blue</item>
        <item name="android:colorActivatedHighlight">@color/react_blue</item>
        <item name="android:colorControlActivated">@color/react_blue</item>
    </style>

Image Looks Like

Answer 3

<style name="text_Apearence" parent="TextAppearance.Design.Hint">
    <item name="android:textSize">15sp</item>
        <item name="textColor">@color/react_blue</item>
        <item name="android:colorActivatedHighlight">@color/react_blue</item>
        <item name="android:colorControlActivated">@color/react_blue</item>
    </style>
   

 

Answer 4

Here is an example:

 <android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:id="@+id/email_layout"
                android:textColorHint="@color/gray"
                app:errorTextAppearance="@style/TextAppearence.App.TextInputLayout"
                app:hintTextAppearance="@style/TextAppearence.App.TextInputLayout">

                <android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText
                    android:id="@+id/et_email"
                    style="@style/TextStyle"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
                    android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
                    android:cursorVisible="true"
                    android:gravity="center|left|bottom"
                    android:hint="@string/email"
                    android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
                    android:maxLength="50"
                    android:paddingBottom="10dp"
                    android:textColor="@color/black_effective"
                    android:textSize="18sp" />

            </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

Style File:

   <style name="TextAppearence.App.TextInputLayout" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance">
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/gray</item>
    </style>

Snapshot:

Answer 5

Now this is default behaviour. To achieve this, just update your support library version to 28+.

implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0'