Disable/Remove floating label hint text in TextInputLayout XML
<p>This may seem counter-intuitive but is there a way to disable or remove the floating label hint in <code>TextInputLayout</code>? The reason I want to use <code>TextInputLayout</code> instead of just an <code>EditText</code> is for the counter that <code>TextInputLayout</code> provides.</p>

<p>Here is what I have so far:</p>

<pre><code>&lt;android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
            android:id="@+id/textContainer"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:scrollbars="vertical"
            app:counterEnabled="true"
            app:counterMaxLength="100"&gt;

            &lt;EditText
                android:id="@+id/myEditText"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
                android:gravity="top|left"
                android:inputType="textMultiLine|textCapSentences"
                android:maxLength="100"
                android:scrollbars="vertical"
                android:hint="This is my cool hint"/&gt;

        &lt;/android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout&gt;
</code></pre>