How to set placeholder in Edittext?

Question

I created a small app for Android containing only one Activity. In it I put two components Edittext. I wish to define placeholders in them, as in HTML5 inputs, but find no solution.

Answer 1

I figured out the solution!

In Android Studio, the component Edittext does not own the property placeholder, but there is the property android hint:. And with that I also discovered the property android:textColorHint changing the colour of the text in question.

See below for my example.

<EditText
        android:id="@+id/edtAltura"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginBottom="15sp"
        android:hint="Ex.: 1.82"
        android:textColorHint="#bbb"
        android:inputType="numberDecimal" />

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Answer 2

Go to the Edittext properties and search for Hint. It works as a placeholder.