In the xml template I have EditText:

<EditText android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:inputType="textMultiLine" android:ems="10" android:id="@+id/edit_cmnt_field" android:layout_weight="1" />

In the code I connect it:

 textField = (TextView) findViewById(com.frienddime.frienddime.R.id.edit_cmnt_field);

And then I want to set the cursor to a certain position, for this I write a textField. and start typing setSelection, but it is unavailable, it is printed in red. I looked at different examples, there is a setSelection and it works without problems. Why is it not available to me?

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    You confused the type of your variable. In the markup you have EditText, and in the code TextView, which has no such method.

    Change variable class to EditText

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      Exactly, somehow I skipped) Everything, now it works! - cheerful_weasel