1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
index de11fe957d3e..e5199f6fdf22 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AutoCompleteTextView.java
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ public class AutoCompleteTextView extends EditText implements Filter.FilterListe
      *
      * @param hint the text to be displayed to the user
      *
+     * @see #getCompletionHint()
+     *
      * @attr ref android.R.styleable#AutoCompleteTextView_completionHint
      */
     public void setCompletionHint(CharSequence hint) {
@@ -237,7 +239,20 @@ public class AutoCompleteTextView extends EditText implements Filter.FilterListe
             mHintView = null;
         }
     }
-    
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the optional hint text displayed at the bottom of the the matching list.
+     *
+     * @return The hint text, if any
+     *
+     * @see #setCompletionHint(CharSequence)
+     *
+     * @attr ref android.R.styleable#AutoCompleteTextView_completionHint
+     */
+    public CharSequence getCompletionHint() {
+        return mHintText;
+    }
+
     /**
      * <p>Returns the current width for the auto-complete drop down list. This can
      * be a fixed width, or {@link ViewGroup.LayoutParams#MATCH_PARENT} to fill the screen, or
@@ -468,6 +483,8 @@ public class AutoCompleteTextView extends EditText implements Filter.FilterListe
      * @return the minimum number of characters to type to show the drop down
      *
      * @see #setThreshold(int)
+     *
+     * @attr ref android.R.styleable#AutoCompleteTextView_completionThreshold
      */
     public int getThreshold() {
         return mThreshold;