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TextInputEditText myEditText;
//OR
EditText myEditText;
private void limitNumberOfLines(int maxLines) {
if (myEditText != null) {
int lineCount = myEditText.getLineCount();
if (lineCount > maxLines) {
// Truncate text to have at most 'maxLines' lines
int selectionStart = myEditText.getSelectionStart();
int selectionEnd = myEditText.getSelectionEnd();
myEditText.setText( myEditText.getText().toString().substring(0, selectionStart - 1) + myEditText.getText().toString().substring(selectionEnd));
myEditText.setSelection(selectionStart - 1);
}
}
}