Android Code Snippet Add graphic to EditText

SubName: EditTextSearch

Description: Add a graphic (search icon in this case) to an EditText

Sub EditTextSearch(EditTxt As EditText)
    Dim AR As AndroidResources
    Dim ETxt As JavaObject = EditTxt
    ETxt.RunMethod("setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds",Array As Object(AR.GetAndroidDrawable("ic_menu_search"),Null,Null,Null))
End Sub

To set the size of a graphic you can set the bounds before adding to the View:

Sub setButtonImage(Btn As Button,Img As BitmapDrawable)
    Dim R As Rect
    R.Initialize(0,0,40Dip,40Dip)
    Dim ImgJO As JavaObject = Img
    ImgJO.RunMethod("setBounds",Array As Object(R))

    Dim Btn As JavaObject = btnFileItem
    Btn.RunMethod("setCompoundDrawables",Array As Object(Img,Null,Null,Null))
End Sub

For more info and variations see the documentation:http://developer.android.com/refere...wablesWithIntrinsicBounds(int, int, int, int)

Depends on JavaObject, AndroidResources

Tags: EditText Graphic Icon

 

[stevel05]

Added another example with image sizing

 

[shashkiranr]

Hi,

How to capture the click event of the graphic added?

Regards,
SK

 

[DonManfred]

How to capture the click event of the graphic added?

a drawable does not have events

 

[Johan Schoeman]

You can add a transparent panel over it (sizing it to cover just the EditText box) and then capture the click event of the panel.

 

[incendio]

Is that possible to position image into right alignment?

 

[ArminKH]

Great,thank u

 

[stevel05]

Is that possible to position image into right alignment?

Check the documentation http://developer.android.com/refere...wablesWithIntrinsicBounds(int, int, int, int)

There are many options and related functions.