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Android password field example

In Android, you can use “android.widget.EditText“, with inputType="textPassword" to render a password component.

In this tutorial, we show you how to use XML to create a password field, label field and a normal button. When you click on the button, the password value will be displayed as a floating message (toast message).

P.S This project is developed in Eclipse 3.7, and tested with Android 2.3.3.

1. Custom String

Open “res/values/strings.xml” file, add some custom string for demonstration.

File : res/values/strings.xml


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <string name="app_name">MyAndroidApp</string>
    <string name="lblPassword">Enter Your Password :</string>
    <string name="btn_submit">Submit</string>
</resources>

2. Password

Open “res/layout/main.xml” file, add a password component, EditText + inputType="textPassword".

File : res/layout/main.xml


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/lblPassword"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/lblPassword"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/txtPassword"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:inputType="textPassword" >

        <requestFocus />
    </EditText>

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btnSubmit"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/btn_submit" />

</LinearLayout>

3. Code Code

Inside activity “onCreate()” method, attach a click listener on button, to display the password value.

File : MyAndroidAppActivity.java


package com.mkyong.android;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MyAndroidAppActivity extends Activity {

  private EditText password;
  private Button btnSubmit;

  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
	super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
	setContentView(R.layout.main);

	addListenerOnButton();

  }

  public void addListenerOnButton() {

	password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.txtPassword);	
	btnSubmit = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnSubmit);

	btnSubmit.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

		@Override
		public void onClick(View v) {

		  Toast.makeText(MyAndroidAppActivity.this, password.getText(),
			Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

		}

	});

  }
}

4. Demo

Run the application.

1. Result, password field is displayed.

android password demo1

2. Type password “mkyong123” and click on the submit button.

android password demo2

Download Source Code

Download it – Android-Password-Example.zip (15 KB)

References

  1. Android EditText JavaDoc

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Om Dave
7 years ago

Kindly Include “import yourpackagename.R;”
in source Java File

Emmanuel Bassey
4 years ago

This is awesome

praveen
9 years ago

in this example I want to display password in next activity page. how to do that please somebody help me out.

IMPORTANT
9 years ago

how to execute it there is no exe file

?????? ???????????
9 years ago

input type = text password does not let to change language, how to make it to let choice? sorry for my english

Sandeep Reddy
11 years ago
package org.example.webviewdemo;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.View.OnKeyListener;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;

public class WebViewDemo extends Activity {
	private WebView webView;
	private EditText urlField;
	private Button goButton;
	
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        // Create reference to UI elements
        webView  = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview_compontent);
        urlField = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.url);
        goButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.go_button);
        
        // workaround so that the default browser doesn't take over
        webView.setWebViewClient(new MyWebViewClient());
        
        // Setup click listener
        goButton.setOnClickListener( new OnClickListener() {
        	public void onClick(View view) {
        		openURL();
        	}
        });
        
        // Setup key listener
        urlField.setOnKeyListener( new OnKeyListener() {
        	public boolean onKey(View view, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
        		if(keyCode==KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER) {
        			openURL();
        			return true;
        		} else {
        			return false;
        		}
        	}
        });
 
    }
    
    /** Opens the URL in a browser */
    private void openURL() {
    	webView.loadUrl(urlField.getText().toString());
    	//webView.requestFocus();
    }
    
    private class MyWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
        @Override
        public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
            view.loadUrl(url);
            return true;
        }
    }    
}