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Android

Posted by Code Tadious
Code Tadious
Courses Plus Student 36 Points

How should I Implementing the android EditText to trigger the date chooser dialog and store the date?

I am working on an android application that requires a user to sign up. While signing up, the user will be required to provide their date of birth. I really don't know how to implement this but, i found it cleaner to implement an EditText to trigger the date chooser dialog and store the date.

My sign up xml code is below 

    <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context=".SignUpActivity">

    <ScrollView
        android:id="@+id/signInScrollView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">

        <LinearLayout
            android:id="@+id/signInFormWrappper"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical">

            <EditText
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:id="@+id/fullnameSignUpInput"
                android:hint="@string/fullnameHint"
                android:maxLines="1"
                android:singleLine="true"/>

            <EditText
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
                android:id="@+id/emailSignUpInput"
                android:hint="@string/emailHint"
                android:maxLines="1"
                android:singleLine="true"/>

            <EditText
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:inputType="textPassword"
                android:id="@+id/passwordSignUpInput"
                android:maxLines="1"
                android:singleLine="true"
                android:hint="@string/passwordHint"/>

            <LinearLayout
                android:orientation="horizontal"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content">

                <EditText
                    android:layout_width="0dp"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_weight="10"
                    android:inputType="date"
                    android:ems="10"
                    android:id="@+id/dobSignUpInput" />

                <!--android:src="@drawable/ic_datepicker"-->
                <ImageButton
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_weight="1"
                    android:id="@+id/imageButton"
                    android:cropToPadding="true"
                    android:onClick="selectDate"
                    android:contentDescription="@string/selectDate" />

            </LinearLayout>

            <Button
                android:id="@+id/signInButton"
                style="?android:textAppearanceMedium"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
                android:text="@string/signUpButtonLabel"
                android:textStyle="bold"/>

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
                android:text="@string/signInActivityTriggerLabel"
                android:id="@+id/signInActivityTrigger"
                android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
                android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
                android:padding="5dp"
                android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />

        </LinearLayout>
    </ScrollView>

</LinearLayout>

1 Answer

Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points
Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points

Using the date dialog box must be defined in the java code. Dialog boxes have their own classes and methods. Attaching this to an edittext is not recommended as edittext will display the keyboard when selected, you can suppress this but kinda removes the functionality of edittext. Why not create a textview and button and set an onclicklistener and run a dialog box from there. I have attached a useful webpage on dialogs below.

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/dialogs.html