Android - How can I reference string from EditText?

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basically I have a text view that displays the default status of the user

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/clickable_text_view"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:clickable="true"
            android:onClick="editStatus"
            android:paddingLeft="3dp"
            android:paddingRight="3dp"
            android:text="Online"/>

When I tap on this, the keyboard opens and it converts to an EditText. When this happens, there is a new button that appears that will say "Save Status". What I want is for this to do is when I tap the "Save Status" button, it will create a new text view, where the use inputted text will display. This is my code, but I've got red squigglies under new TextView(this) and linearLayout.

    private OnClickListener keyboard = new OnClickListener() {
    public void onClick(View v) {
        // Hide Keyboard
        InputMethodManager inputManager = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
        inputManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(getCurrentFocus()
                .getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
        // Hide EditText
        EditText status = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.hidden_edit_view);
        status.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        // Get inputtes text
        String text = status.getText().toString();
        // Display text in TextView
        LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.contactlist);
        TextView valueTV = new TextView(this);
        valueTV.setText(text);
        ((LinearLayout) linearLayout).addView(valueTV);

What does it say in red for the linearlayout? that seems like it should be fine. — A--C
– A--C, Commented Jan 28, 2013 at 0:43
Only thing I see wrong is that maybe you meant layout instead of linearLayout. — A--C
– A--C, Commented Jan 28, 2013 at 0:50
It said "LinearLayout cannot be resolved to a variable". It went away once I removed the ) after linearLayout, but then it told me "Syntax error, insert "AssignmentOperator Expression" to complete Expression" — Eichhörnchen
– Eichhörnchen, Commented Jan 28, 2013 at 0:54

A--C · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-28 00:48:24Z

2

You're going to want to reference the outer class instead by doing:

TextView valueTV = new TextView(YourActivity.this);

Since when you use just this inside the inner class, you are referencing the inner class instance, which isn't a Context, it's an OnClickListener.

edited Jan 28, 2013 at 0:48

answered Jan 28, 2013 at 0:41

A--C

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Eichhörnchen Over a year ago

Ok, this worked for that line of code but I'm still having problems with the linearLayout part. Thanks

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