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Is a Hint a real Value?

I,ve got a Script where Users can fill a Formular. This will be saved to a Database later. If there are entrys in the database, they will be shown as a Hint in the EditText.

Now my Question: A User sees this hint in the formular and doesn't fill it(for Example with the same Again, because there is no need to change): Will the Hint count as a Value. Or is the EditText empty, when the User hits apply?

Solution

  • Will the Hint count as a Value

    No.

    Or is the EditText empty, when the User hits apply?

    Yes.

    You may want the hint to tell the user what to type in, but not look like a valid value. For example, if you want the user to enter a formula, your hint might be Formula or (enter a formula), not E=mc^2.