EditText padding attribute does not work for API 21 and 22

Question

Setting padding value for my EditTexts. However It doesn't work both 21 and 22 api versions. However, It works perfectly for 19, 23, 24.

Here is my codes:

<style name="LoginEditTextStyle">
        <item name="android:layout_width">match_parent</item>
        <item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
        <item name="android:layout_gravity">center_horizontal</item>
        <item name="android:maxLines">1</item>
        <item name="android:paddingLeft">@dimen/login_text_padding</item>
        <item name="android:paddingRight">@dimen/login_text_padding</item>
    </style>

This my edittext in the layout xml

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/login_container_child_view_top_margin"
            android:alpha="0">

            <EditText
                android:id="@+id/login_username_editText"
                style="@style/LoginEditTextStyle"
                android:hint="@string/user_name"
                android:inputType="text"
                />

        </android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

The result for 21 api version

for 24 api version

I know there is a bug of edittext/spinner view to set padding value from xml.

I know there is some solution for this issue such as setting padding values programmaticaly. But It doesn't work for me.

for example : this accepted solution doesn't work for me

int paddingLeft = (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, 40, getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
        int paddingRight = (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, 55, getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
        int paddingTop = editText.getPaddingTop();
        int paddingBottom = editText.getPaddingBottom();
        editText.setPadding(paddingLeft, paddingTop, paddingRight, paddingBottom);

Answer 1

I faced the same problem. paddingLeft doesn't work on Android 5.1.1 devices.

Add paddingStart instead which solved the problem for me.

Please give it a try.