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EditText maxLines not working - user can still input more lines than set

<EditText 
    android:id="@+id/editText2" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:maxLines="5" 
    android:lines="5">
</EditText>

User can input more than 5 lines, by pressing enter/next row key. How can I limit user input to fixed amount of rows with EditText?

Solution

  • The attribute maxLines corresponds to the maximum height of the EditText, it controls the outer boundaries and not inner text lines.