How to create an EditText that can get multiple lines input from user.

In this tutorial we are converting a single line edittext into multiline edittext with the use of setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE) function with its parameters in MainActivity.java programming file. So here is the complete step by step tutorial for Create Multiline EditText in android programmatically.

Create Multiline EditText in android programmatically.

Code for MainActivity.java file.

 package com.multilineedittextdynamically_android_examples.com;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.InputType;
import android.widget.EditText;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

 EditText editText;
 @Override
 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
 
 editText = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText1);
 
 
 editText.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);
 }
}

Code for activity_main.xml layout file.

 <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent"
 android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
 android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
 android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
 android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
 tools:context="com.multilineedittextdynamically_android_examples.com.MainActivity" >

 <EditText
 android:id="@+id/editText1"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
 android:layout_centerVertical="true"
 android:ems="10" >

 <requestFocus />
 </EditText>

</RelativeLayout>

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