How to Make EditText Box Height Expand

Question

Here is my layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     android:layout_width="fill_parent"     android:layout_height="fill_parent"     android:orientation="vertical" >      <EditText         android:id="@+id/etTweetReview"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"         android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"         android:layout_marginRight="10dp"         android:ems="10"         android:hint="Discuss up to 140 characters"         android:imeOptions="actionDone"         android:inputType="textCapSentences"         android:lines="2"         android:maxLength="140"         android:paddingBottom="10dp"         android:singleLine="false" />      <Button         android:id="@+id/theReviewBarButton"         android:layout_width="200dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"         android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"         android:text="Submit Review"         android:textSize="22sp" />      <Spinner         android:id="@+id/spinnerSort"         android:layout_width="120dp"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"         android:layout_marginRight="5dp" />      <ListView         xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"         android:id="@+id/android:list"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="match_parent"         android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"         android:scrollbars="none"         android:layout_marginRight="5dp"         android:layout_marginTop="8dp" >     </ListView>  </LinearLayout> 

When that EditText box gets to the end, I want it to wrap to the next line. Right now, it just keeps going right moving everything left off screen.

Answer 1

Similar to another question:

Android Word-Wrap EditText text

Here's some example XML code:

<EditText     android:id="@+id/edtInput"     android:layout_width="0dip"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:layout_weight="1"     android:hint="@string/compose_hint"     android:inputType="textCapSentences|textMultiLine"     android:maxLength="2000"     android:maxLines="4" /> 

Answer 2

Assume that you just want to have one line at first then expand it to 5 lines and you want to have maximum 10 lines.

<EditText     android:layout_width="wrap_content"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:id="@+id/etMessageBox"     android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"     android:layout_centerVertical="true"     android:autoLink="all"     android:hint="@string/message_edit_text_hint"     android:lines="5"     android:minLines="1"     android:gravity="top|left"     android:maxLines="10"     android:scrollbars="none"     android:inputType="textMultiLine|textCapSentences"/> 

By increasing android:lines you can define expand it how many lines.