How to popup datepicker when someone click on edittext in android studio

How to show DatePicker when you click on the edit box. We will create a simple date dialog. When a person clicks on the edited text, the popup window shows the selected date.

 

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <EditText
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:inputType="date"
        android:hint="DD/MM/YYYY"
        android:id="@+id/edtdate"
        android:focusable="false"
        android:ems="15">
    </EditText>

</LinearLayout>

MainActivity.java

package com.example.selectdate;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

import android.app.DatePickerDialog;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.DatePicker;
import android.widget.EditText;

import java.util.Calendar;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener {
    EditText selectdate;
    private int mYear, mMonth, mDay;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate ( savedInstanceState );
        setContentView ( R.layout.activity_main );

        selectdate = findViewById ( R.id.edtdate );
        selectdate.setOnClickListener ( this );
    }

    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        if (v == selectdate) {
            final Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance ();
            mYear = calendar.get ( Calendar.YEAR );
            mMonth = calendar.get ( Calendar.MONTH );
            mDay = calendar.get ( Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH );

            //show dialog
            DatePickerDialog datePickerDialog = new DatePickerDialog ( this, new DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener () {
                @Override
                public void onDateSet(DatePicker view, int year, int month, int dayOfMonth) {
                    selectdate.setText ( dayOfMonth + "/" + (month + 1) + "/" + year );
                }
            }, mYear, mMonth, mDay );
            datePickerDialog.show ();
        }
    }
}

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