Question

I have an EditText:

<EditText 
    android:hint="Your Notes" android:id="@+id/tv_notes_data"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:gravity="right" style="@style/items_description_plain" />

I need the hint to disappear when user clicks on it, but this never happen. Please advice why.

Answer 1

Try to use an onClickListener:

editText.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener {
    void onClick(View v) {
        editText.setHint("");
        // or ((EditText) v).setHint(""));
    }
});

For setting the hint again, you can use:

editText.setOnFocusChangeListener(new OnFocusChangeListener {
    void OnFocusChange(params) {
        editText.setHint("Your Notes");
    }
});

By the way, the hint disappears only when the user starts typing. In fact, while there is no characters in the EditText, the hint is shown.