android.text.InputType and textMultiLine

android.text.InputType is bit definitions for an integer defining the basic content type of text held in an Editable object. Supported classes may be combined with variations and flags to indicate desired behaviors.

example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:orientation="vertical"
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="fill_parent"
   >
<TextView 
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:text="@string/hello"
   />
<TextView
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:text="TextView WITHOUT inputType\n - default text: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz! "
   />
<TextView
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:inputType="text"
   android:text="TextView WITHOUT textMultiLine\n - default text: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz! "
   />
<TextView
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:inputType="text|textMultiLine"
   android:text="TextView WITH textMultiLine\n - default text: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz! "
   />
<EditText
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:text="EditText WITHOUT inputType\n - default text: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz! "
   />
<EditText
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:inputType="text"
   android:text="EditText WITHOUT textMultiLine\n - default text: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz! "
   />
<EditText
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:inputType="text|textMultiLine"
   android:text="EditText WITH textMultiLine\n - default text: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz! "
   />
<Button
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:text="Button WITHOUT inputType\n - default text: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz! "
   />
<Button
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:inputType="text"
   android:text="Button WITHOUT textMultiLine\n - default text: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz! "
   />
<Button
   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:inputType="text|textMultiLine"
   android:text="Button WITH textMultiLine\n - default text: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz! "
   />
</LinearLayout>

Related Post:
- android:singleLine