Live search in Edittext Android

Question

Is it possible to update a String every time a user writes a single charachter in Edittext? I want to make a sort of Live Search.

Answer 1

Yes, use addTextChangedListener() to add a TextWatcher

editText.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
        @Override
        public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {
            yourString = s.toString();
        }

        @Override
        public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after) { }

        @Override
        public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) { }
    });