Live character count in notepad EditText android -

i have custom edittext notepad . in need show live character count can me started.

lineedittext.java

public class linededittext extends edittext {     private rect mrect;     private paint mpaint;     int initialcount=10     @suppresslint("newapi")     public linededittext(context context, attributeset attrs) {         super(context, attrs);      mrect = new rect();     mpaint = new paint();     mpaint.setstyle(paint.style.fill_and_stroke);     mpaint.setcolor(color.parsecolor("#c0c0c0")); //set own color here    /*initialcount=getminlines();     setlines(initialcount);*/ }  @override protected void ondraw(canvas canvas) {     //int count = getlinecount();      int height = getheight();     int line_height = getlineheight();      int count = height / line_height;      if (getlinecount() > count)         count = getlinecount();//for long text scrolling      rect r = mrect;     paint paint = mpaint;     int baseline = getlinebounds(0, r);//first line      (int = 0; < count; i++) {          canvas.drawline(r.left, baseline + 1, r.right, baseline + 1, paint);         baseline += getlineheight();//next line     }      super.ondraw(canvas); } 

}

xml layout

<com.rb.lined.edittext.linededittext                 android:id="@+id/edit_story"                 android:layout_width="match_parent"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                                 android:background="@null"                 android:inputtype="textmultiline|textnosuggestions"                 android:minlines="5"                 android:singleline="false"                 android:imeoptions="actionnone"                 android:text=""                  android:textsize="13sp"                 android:gravity="top|left"                 android:layout_below="@+id/txt_story"                 app:typeface="roboto_condensed"                 android:maxlength="180"/> 

you can use textwatcher object on edittext. it's assigned value change listener.

android developer - textview @ addtextchangedlistener

android developer - textwatcher