Fixing hint placement in my Android application

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So, I use TextInputLayout and EditText to input email, but I have some trouble with hint placement. I also don't know how to change the color of this "I" symbol. Here is my XML for this email field:

<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout style="@style/ThemeOverlay.Material3.AutoCompleteTextView.OutlinedBox" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="center" android:textColorHint="@color/black" app:hintTextColor="@color/black" app:boxStrokeColor="@color/black"> <EditText android:layout_width="350dp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:hint="@string/test_email" android:textSize="20sp" android:id="@+id/logEmail" android:layout_gravity="center" android:inputType="textEmailAddress" android:layout_marginTop="20dp" android:layout_marginStart="30dp" android:layout_marginEnd="30dp" android:textColorHint="#616161"/> </com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>

I forgot to add an image for this problem. Here is an example — arctg30
– arctg30, Commented May 29, 2024 at 12:50

dev.tejasb · Accepted Answer · 2024-05-29 13:58:53Z

Couple of mistakes here:

Wrong child view for com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout.
Wrong style attribute value.
android:hint="@string/test_email" is used at wrong place.

Use code below:

<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="center" android:hint="app" app:cursorColor="@android:color/holo_red_dark" app:hintEnabled="true"> <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText android:id="@+id/logEmail" android:layout_width="350dp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:inputType="textEmailAddress" /> </com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>

In the code above:

Have corrected all the errors.
Used app:cursorColor to define caret (the "|" thing) color.

Oh my God, thank you so much! It really helped me. I wish you all the best and success!
Hi @arctg30, you can accept the answer as it solved your problem. Thanks.

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