Click to select edittext, alternative to spinner

attrs.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <declare-styleable name="ClickToSelectEditText">
        <attr name="android:entries"/>
    </declare-styleable>
</resources>

ClickToSelectEditText.java

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.View;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatEditText;
import java.util.List;

public class ClickToSelectEditText<T extends ClickToSelectEditText.Listable> extends AppCompatEditText {
    public static interface Listable {
        String getLabel();
    }

    List<T> mItems;
    CharSequence[] mListableItems;
    CharSequence mHint;

    OnItemSelectedListener<T> onItemSelectedListener;

    public ClickToSelectEditText(Context context) {
        this(context,null);
    }

    public ClickToSelectEditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        this(context, attrs, androidx.appcompat.R.attr.editTextStyle);
    }

    public ClickToSelectEditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
        mHint = getHint();

        TypedArray typeAttr = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs,R.styleable.ClickToSelectEditText);
        try {
            mListableItems = typeAttr.getTextArray(R.styleable.ClickToSelectEditText_android_entries);
            if(mListableItems!=null){
                configureOnClickListener();
            }
        }finally {
            typeAttr.recycle();
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
        super.onDraw(canvas);
        setFocusable(false);
        setClickable(true);
    }

    public void setItems(List<T> items) {
        this.mItems = items;
        this.mListableItems = new String[items.size()];

        int i = 0;

        for (T item : mItems) {
            mListableItems[i++] = item.getLabel();
        }

        configureOnClickListener();
    }

    private void configureOnClickListener() {
        setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(view.getContext());
                builder.setTitle(mHint);
                builder.setItems(mListableItems, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int selectedIndex) {
                        setText(mListableItems[selectedIndex]);

                        if (onItemSelectedListener != null) {
                            onItemSelectedListener.onItemSelectedListener(mItems.get(selectedIndex), selectedIndex);
                        }
                    }
                });
                builder.setPositiveButton("Close", null);
                builder.create().show();
            }
        });
    }

    public void setOnItemSelectedListener(OnItemSelectedListener<T> onItemSelectedListener) {
        this.onItemSelectedListener = onItemSelectedListener;
    }

    public interface OnItemSelectedListener<T> {
        void onItemSelectedListener(T item, int selectedIndex);
    }
}

how_to_use.xml

<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <com.your-package-name.ClickToSelectEditText
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:hint="Marital Status"
        android:entries="@array/maritial_status"
         />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>