AutocompleteTextView with TextWatcher

Question

I am trying to add TextWatcher to AutoCompleteTextView. In Activity I have Extends with Android.Text.ITextWatcher and implement interface methods. The problem is that, String helperString is not changing. I also added autocomplete.AddTextChangedListener(this); to AutoCompleteTextView. What am i doing wrong?

public void AfterTextChanged(IEditable s)
        {
            helperText = this.FindViewById<TextView>(Resource.Id.helper_text);
            String helperString = s.ToString().ToUpper();
            Console.WriteLine(helperString + "@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@");
            helperText.Text = (s.ToString().ToUpper());

        }

        public void BeforeTextChanged(Java.Lang.ICharSequence s, int start, int count, int after)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }

        public void OnTextChanged(Java.Lang.ICharSequence s, int start, int before, int count)
        {
            String inputValue = s.ToString();
            Toast.MakeText(this, inputValue, ToastLength.Short).Show();
        }

Answer 1

Hello,

I've never try this method every time i used this method :

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/user-interface/controls/auto-complete

or perhpas try this
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40674989/autocompletetextview-addtextchangedlistener-method-in-androidxamarin

try and tell us ..
thanks

Answer 2

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

Stop Setting text on AutoCompleteTextView in ITextWatcher interface , it will trigger the method (AfterTextChanged , BeforeTextChanged , OnTextChanged ) So this will lead to a infinite loop .

If you just want uppercase words when inputing , just need to set android:inputType="textCapCharacters" on AutoCompleteTextView in xml .

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