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Android EditText 3.5 lines

I have to show max 3.5 lines in my EditText if lines are more then 3. I tried lots of property but still not able to implement that.

If a set android:layout_height="wrap_content" it will show N number of lines.

Do we have any property combination or I'll have to do it manually.

Say I fixed some height to android:layout_height="36dp" and if line count is >= 4 again I have to set android:layout_height="48dp" in this way i'll achieve what I am looking for.

EDIT

public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count){                    
    FrameLayout.LayoutParams lp  = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) txtMessage.getLayoutParams();
    if(txtMessage.getLineCount() > 3){
        if(lp.height != 0) {
            txtMessage.getLayoutParams().height = 0;
        }
    }else if(lp.height != ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT){
        txtMessage.getLayoutParams().height = ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT;
    }
}

show at least 3 lines for me :)

Solution

  • You can use android:maxLines="3" to force the EditText to show no more than 3 lines.

    But for 3.5, you can only do this by manually setting EditText height.