Sub EditTextSetup(EditTxt As EditText)
'Create a bitmap to draw on
Dim BMP As Bitmap
BMP.InitializeMutable(40dip,40dip)
'Create a Canvas and assign to the bitmap
Dim C As Canvas
C.Initialize2(BMP)
C.DrawText("$",20,40,Typeface.DEFAULT,20,Colors.White,"CENTER")
'Convert the bitmap to a Drawable
Dim BMD As BitmapDrawable
BMD.Initialize(C.Bitmap)
'Add the image to the edit text
Dim ETxt As JavaObject = EditTxt
ETxt.RunMethod("setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds",Array As Object(BMD,Null,Null,Null))
End Sub