Java – How do I automatically clear text in EditText?

final TextView textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView);

final EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText);

Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

@Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        String etString = editText.getText().toString();
        textView.setText(etString);
    }
});

I’m new to coding and I don’t know how to automatically clear text in EditText so users don’t have to do it themselves. You can see in all “big” websites when you enter text in a text box (for example: “What’s your name?”) ), you will see “Name” in the text box, and when you click on it, it disappears. How do I make text disappear automatically without users manually deleting it?

You’re not actually referring to the text you’re setting — it’s a hint (that’s why it doesn’t show up after EditText gets focus or text has already been entered). You can set these placeholder hints in the EditText XML, for example:

android:hint="First Name". 

If you’re really adventurous, < a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/design/widget/TextInputLayout.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" > you can also wrap your EditText in a TextInputLayout for a Material Design style floating hint.

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