Check if EditText is empty. [closed]

Question

I have 5 EditTexts in android for users to input. I would like to know if I could have a method for checking all the 5 EditTexts if they are null. Is there any way to do this??

Answer 1

To editText is empty try another this simple way :

String star = editText.getText().toString();

if (star.equalsIgnoreCase("")) {
  Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Please Set start no", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

Answer 2

I usually do what SBJ proposes, but the other way around. I simply find it easier to understand my code by checking for positive results instead of double negatives. You might be asking for how to check for empty EdiTexts, but what you really want to know is if it has any content and not that it is not empty.

Like so:

private boolean hasContent(EditText et) {
    // Always assume false until proven otherwise
    boolean bHasContent = false; 

    if (et.getText().toString().trim().length() > 0) {
        // Got content
        bHasContent = true;
    }
    return bHasContent;
}

As SBJ I prefer to return "has no content" (or false) as default to avoid exceptions because I borked my content-check. That way you will be absolutely certain that a true has been "approved" by your checks.

I also think the if calling it looks a bit cleaner as well:

if (hasContent(myEditText)) {
// Act upon content
} else {
// Got no content!
}

It is very much dependent on preference, but i find this easier to read. :)

Answer 3

"check out this i m sure you will like it."

log_in.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        username=user_name.getText().toString();
        password=pass_word.getText().toString();
        if(username.equals(""))
        {
            user_name.setError("Enter username");
        }
        else if(password.equals(""))
        {
            pass_word.setError("Enter your password");
        }
        else
        {
            Intent intent=new Intent(MainActivity.this,Scan_QRActivity.class);
            startActivity(intent);
        }
    }
});

Answer 4

I prefer using ButterKnife list binding and then applying actions on the list. For example, with the case of EditTexts, I have the following custom actions defined in a utility class (in this case ButterKnifeActions)

public static <V extends View> boolean checkAll(List<V> views, ButterKnifeActions.Check<V> checker) {
    boolean hasProperty = true;
    for (int i = 0; i < views.size(); i++) {
        hasProperty = checker.checkViewProperty(views.get(i), i) && hasProperty;
    }
    return hasProperty;
}

public static <V extends View> boolean checkAny(List<V> views, ButterKnifeActions.Check<V> checker) {
    boolean hasProperty = false;
    for (int i = 0; i < views.size(); i++) {
        hasProperty = checker.checkViewProperty(views.get(i), i) || hasProperty;
    }
    return hasProperty;
}

public interface Check<V extends View> {
    boolean checkViewProperty(V view, int index);
}

public static final ButterKnifeActions.Check<EditText> EMPTY = new Check<EditText>() {
    @Override
    public boolean checkViewProperty(EditText view, int index) {
        return TextUtils.isEmpty(view.getText());
    }
};

And in the view code, I bind the EditTexts to a list and apply the actions when I need to check the views.

@Bind({R.id.edit1, R.id.edit2, R.id.edit3, R.id.edit4, R.id.edit5}) List<EditView> edits;
...
if (ButterKnifeActions.checkAny(edits, ButterKnifeActions.EMPTY)) {
    Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Please fill in all fields", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

And of course this pattern is extendable to checking any property on any number of views. The only downside, if you can call it that, is the redundancy of views. Meaning, to use those EditTexts, you would have to bind them to single variables as well so that you can reference them by name or you would have to reference them by position in the list (edits.get(0), etc.). Personally, I just bind each of them twice, once to a single variable and once to a the list and use whichever is appropriate.

Answer 5

this function work for me

private void checkempForm() {

    EditText[] allFields = { field1_txt, field2_txt, field3_txt, field4_txt};
    List<EditText> ErrorFields =new ArrayList<EditText>();//empty Edit text arraylist
            for(EditText edit : allFields){
                if(TextUtils.isEmpty(edit.getText())){ 

            // EditText was empty
             ErrorFields.add(edit);//add empty Edittext only in this ArayList
            for(int i = 0; i < ErrorFields.size(); i++)
            {
                EditText currentField = ErrorFields.get(i);
                currentField.setError("this field required");
                currentField.requestFocus();
            }
            }
            }

Answer 6

with this short code you can delete empty space at start and end of the string. If the string is "" return the message "error" else you ave a string

EditText user = findViewById(R.id.user); 
userString = user.getText().toString().trim(); 
if (userString.matches("")) {
    Toast.makeText(this, "Error", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    return; 
}else{
     Toast.makeText(this, "Ok", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}