why password text is getting like this in edit text in layout when I add android:inputType="textPassword"

Issue

I am trying to add password and confirm password in my register page . But when I am trying to use input type attribute for password and confirm password edit text instead of text I am getting dots .

<EditText
    android:layout_width="329dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_marginEnd="44dp"
    android:layout_marginBottom="356dp"
    android:drawableStart="@drawable/ic_baseline_lock_24"
    android:drawablePadding="10dp"
    android:inputType="textPassword"
    android:text="PASSWORD"
    android:textColor="@color/White" />

<EditText
    android:layout_width="329dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_marginEnd="44dp"
    android:layout_marginBottom="293dp"
    android:drawableStart="@drawable/ic_baseline_lock_24"
    android:drawablePadding="10dp"
    android:inputType="textPassword"
    android:text="CONFIRM PASSWORD"
    android:textColor="@color/White" />

Solution

If you want placeholder text, you should set it like this:

android:hint="PASSWORD"

instead of this:

android:text="PASSWORD"

Color of the hint text can be set like this:

android:textColorHint="white"

Answered By - Jeroen Verfaillie