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Android EditText for password with android:hint

Just noticed that android:password has been deprecated, and we should be using android:inputType. Was experimenting with it by setting in my xml 

android:inputType="textPassword"

Indeed it behaves like 

android:password="true"

for EditText, but it seems that if I use android:inputType, android:hint will not work. The EditText will be blank. There is no such issues when using android:password with android:hint. Am I missing something here about android:inputType?

Solution

  • Just stumbled on the answer. android:inputType="textPassword" does work with android:hint, same as android:password. The only difference is when I use android:gravity="center", the hint will not show if I'm using android:inputType. Case closed!