How do I set multiple input types in an EditText on Android?

Question

I am trying to create an EditText with auto-capitalization and auto-correction implemented. I have manually figured out how to add InputFilters to allow auto-capitalization, though this only works after the first letter is typed, and I have had no luck with auto correction (I tried to create an InputFilter that used AutoText, but I'm not sure how all that works). Ideally, I could just use EditText.setInputType(...) to handle everything, but so far this has not worked. Is there a way to achieve this? My failed attempt is shown below (I just get normal input).

EditText mEditText = new EditText(this);
int inputType = InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT;
if (auto_capitalize) {
    inputType = mEditText.getInputType() | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_CHARACTERS;
}
if (auto_correct) {
    inputType = mEditText.getInputType() | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_AUTO_CORRECT;
}
mEditText.setInputType(inputType);

Please note, I am only interested in solutions for creating this EditText in code - not via XML.

Edit

I found sound new documentation describing TextKeyListener, however after trying to use this:

mEditText.setKeyListener(new TextKeyListener(TextKeyListener.Capitalize.CHARACTERS, true));

and using @farble1670's idea of using setRawInputType, so as not to affect the KeyListeners, there is still no change to the text.

Answer 1

Through XML it would be setup like so.

android:inputType="textMultiLine|textNoSuggestions"

You simply add a pipe (|) between variables. I see you were doing it through code but I was just throwing this out there for reference.

Answer 2

I hope you've found an answer to the question. The answer might help those those come to the thread later. So, you can set multiple tags in similar manner as you do in XML using a | (pipe). Something like:

EditText mEditText = new EditText(this);
mEditText.setInputType(InputTpe.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_CHARACTERS|InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_AUTO_CORRECT);

Also, depending on your situation you might want to use setInputTypeor setRawInputype.