Hint text not able to see in Android version 2.3 but it works on 4.1

Question

Hi am doing project with minimum sdk level 2.2 when i run my project on version 2.3 and keep my EditText gravity=center it not shows hint text in version 2.3 but it shows on 4.1

if i change EditText gravity from center to left i.e gravity=left it works fine on all version

please help me out

Here is my XML code

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/signin_btn_signin"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/button_height"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_margin="@dimen/signinup_margin"
        android:background="@color/fent_green"
        android:text="@string/caption_signin"
        android:textColor="@color/white"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/signin_et_password"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/button_height"
        android:layout_above="@+id/signin_btn_signin"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/signin_btn_signin"
        android:layout_alignRight="@+id/signin_btn_signin"
        android:background="@drawable/border"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:hint="@string/hint_password"
        android:inputType="textPassword"
        android:maxLines="1"
        android:textColor="@color/black"
        android:textColorHint="@color/black" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/signin_et_email"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/button_height"
        android:layout_above="@+id/signin_et_password"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/signin_et_password"
        android:layout_alignRight="@+id/signin_et_password"
        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/margin"
        android:background="@drawable/border"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:hint="@string/hint_email"
        android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
        android:maxLines="1"
        android:textColor="@color/black"
        android:textColorHint="@color/black" >

        <requestFocus />
    </EditText>

Answer 1

After researching and suggestions of all i got perfect answer here am sharing my answer which will help others in future Use this line in EditText properties

android:ellipsize="start"