Clickable button (or any kind) inside EditText in android

Question

I want to have a button or clickable view in my EditText so that I can perform some actions when I click on it. I managed to add Marcosbeirigo EditText to this text for my answer. But now I want to make it clickable so that I can perform some actions on it. I know this is possible since HTC uses buttons inside EditText in its sms application in stock, as shown in the following figure -

In my case, the button will be located anywhere, it can also be in the center. But most importantly, how can I put a button in an EditText?

Answer 1

Use RelativeLayout. The send and attach buttons are simple buttons for Android, and 32/160 is a TextView. Place the buttons and the text image on the EditText object, play with the layout layouts and set the correct addition to the EditText object so that the text inside it does not fall under the buttons.

You don't need portability, and listening for the click event for android buttons is no longer an issue. Its absolutely correct

Answer 2

Use it, it worked for me -

<RelativeLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"> <EditText android:id="@+id/id_search_EditText" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:singleLine="true" android:paddingRight="40dp" android:hint="Enter your feelings and connect" /> <ImageButton android:id="@+id/id_search_button" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignTop="@+id/id_search_EditText" android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/id_search_EditText" android:layout_alignRight="@+id/id_search_EditText" android:background="@drawable/ic_launcher"/> </RelativeLayout> 

Answer 3

I think you are trying to search for a click click event for a composite drawable. Here you can find some solutions.

handling-click-events-on-a-drawable-within-an-edittext

Answer 4

there is no button inside editText. This is just an edit text with a white background, so you don’t see its fields and a simple layout layout.

Answer 5

The only possible solution is to use RelativeLayout , which will allow you to put Views in overlay to others too. Another layout will not allow you to do such things.

I also found this tutorial: http://developer.android.com/resources/articles/layout-tricks-merge.html , maybe it can help you :)

Answer 6

Use this code that may work.

 <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="vertical"> <RelativeLayout android:id="@+id/REFReLayTellFriend" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginTop="10dp" android:orientation="horizontal" android:paddingBottom="5dp" android:paddingTop="5dp"> <EditText android:id="@+id/txtSearch" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="@drawable/editext_rounded" android:drawableLeft="@android:drawable/ic_menu_search" android:gravity="start" android:hint="Search" android:singleLine="true"/> <ImageButton android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignRight="@+id/txtSearch" android:background="@drawable/ic_action_content_filter_list"/> </RelativeLayout> </LinearLayout>