Question

Hi i have a edit text with the hint, i made the hint as middle using android:gravity:"center". when i start typing from in the edittext the typing is starting from the middle, how to make the typing start from leftcorner while still hint is centered

<EditText
        android:id="@+id/edittext"
        android:layout_width="230dp"
        android:layout_height="110dp"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_below="@+id/imageView1"
        android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="33dp"
        android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/relativeLayout1"
        android:background="@drawable/roundcorners"
        android:ems="10"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:hint="@string/fbhint"
        android:lines="6"
        android:paddingRight="5dp"
        android:textSize="14sp"      
        android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden" />

Answer 1

By default android EditText has center gravity. Just make it android:gravity="top|left"

Also there is no any special attribute for making hint in center and text in top. Both follow the same gravity attribute.

Android hint is a just for something like a label for where user has to start input the characters.