how to set the max. length of text in edittext control

Question

I would like to know how can I set maximum length of text in an edittext control in android. I want the edittext to be able to handle large amount of text. How can I accomplish this. Thanks

Answer 1

try this

InputFilter[] FilterArray = new InputFilter[1];
FilterArray[0] = new InputFilter.LengthFilter(8);
editEntryView.setFilters(FilterArray);

Answer 2

In the xml declaration of the edittext you can add the atribute

android:maxLength="100" // or the size that you want