If you have a requirement wherein you want to make Android EditText not editable (un-editable or disabled) that you need to add certain attributes to the EditText tag as android:editable is been deprecated.
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:clickable="false"
android:cursorVisible="false"
android:focusable="false"
android:focusableInTouchMode="false"
android:text="EditText not editable" />
1. android:clickable="false"
Defines whether this view reacts to click events.
2. android:focusable="false"
It controls whether a view can take focus.
3. android:focusableInTouchMode="false"
It controls whether a view can take focus while in touch mode.
4. android:cursorVisible="false"
Makes the cursor visible or invisible. Takes a boolean value.
Programatically using Java Code
You can make EditText not editable bypassing setKeyListener() method as null
package com.code2care.edittexteg;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.widget.EditText;
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
EditText editText;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText1);
//makes the editText not editable
editText.setKeyListener(null);
}
}
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