Displaying a default date in a EditText widget

Question

How would I display the current date in the text of a EditText widget dynamically at runtime?

Thanks patrick

Answer 1

With updating? Then you'll need a service or something updating the text continuesly!

Answer 2

If your EditText is declared in the xml file, you have to retrieve it in the code like this

EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById( R.id.your_edittext_id );

Then you can easily update it with the current date

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy/MM/dd" ); 
editText.setText( sdf.format( new Date() ));