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How to limit Decimal Places in Android EditText?
This example demonstrates about How to limit Decimal Places in Android EditText.
Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project.
Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.
Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.java
package app.com.sample;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.InputFilter;
import android.text.Spanned;
import android.widget.EditText;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
EditText etText = findViewById(R.id.etText);
etText.setFilters(new InputFilter[]{new DecimalDigitsInputFilter(5, 2)});
}
}
class DecimalDigitsInputFilter implements InputFilter {
private Pattern mPattern;
DecimalDigitsInputFilter(int digitsBeforeZero, int digitsAfterZero) {
mPattern = Pattern.compile("[0-9]{0," + (digitsBeforeZero - 1) + "}+((\.[0-9]{0," + (digitsAfterZero - 1) + "})?)||(\.)?");
}
@Override
public CharSequence filter(CharSequence source, int start, int end, Spanned dest, int dstart, int dend) {
Matcher matcher = mPattern.matcher(dest);
if (!matcher.matches())
return "";
return null;
}
}
Step 4 − Add the following code to androidManifest.xml
Let's try to run your application. I assume you have connected your actual Android Mobile device with your computer. To run the app from android studio, open one of your project's activity files and click Run
icon from the toolbar. Select your mobile device as an option and then check your mobile device which will display your default screen −

Click here to download the project code.
