inputType doesn't hide the password

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I have set attribute android:inputType in EditText

android:inputType="textWebPassword"`

but it still shows the password I'm entering. Is there anything else(or instead) that should be done?

 android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/button_height" android:background="@drawable/background_edit" android:ems="10" android:gravity="center" android:hint="@string/new_pass_hint" android:inputType="textWebPassword" android:textColor="@color/edit_text_text_color" android:textColorHint="@color/edt_text_hint_color" android:textSize="@dimen/button_text_size"

Mrad Mrad · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-25 10:39:40Z

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Try this please

Edttext.setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());

then this in your layout

android:password="true"

edited Oct 25, 2015 at 10:39

answered Oct 25, 2015 at 9:36

Mrad Mrad

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BVtp Over a year ago

It almost fixed it. The first letter is unhidden , and then after typing the second one it is hidden. I will accept your answer anyway, but do you know why it only works after the second letter?

Mrad Mrad Over a year ago

yeah i know that the first code makes it unhidden,but the second code doesn't work unless you add the first one ..setTransformationMethod is programmatic way to set input type.so we set it to PasswordTransformationMethod and then choosed if we want to hide it or not in the layout .Thanks !

Narendra Singh · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-25 08:30:29Z

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You must set

android:password="true"

edited Oct 25, 2015 at 8:30

answered Oct 25, 2015 at 8:23

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BVtp Over a year ago

wasn't that deprecated ? Or I'm mistaken? Thanks.

Narendra Singh Over a year ago

Hmm...seems its deprecated.....but isn't it making the password hidden? As I recently used it and it worked for me.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:27:06Z

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it should be textPassword look at this

<EditText android:id="@+id/edtPassword" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="42dp" android:layout_marginTop="16dp" android:hint="Password" android:inputType="textPassword" android:padding="5dip" android:singleLine="true" android:textColor="#363435" android:textSize="14sp" />

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:27

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answered Oct 25, 2015 at 8:29

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BVtp Over a year ago

There's not much code , I just used a TextWatcher

public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {	if(s.length()==0){	edtPass.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.background_edit);	}else {	edtPass.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.text_background);	}

BVtp Over a year ago

I need it textWebPassword because I work with a server that handles all the requests.. but anyway ,nor this or textPassword seem to work for some reason. I've edited original post to show the xml. Thanks.

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