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Malcolm Mutambanengwe
4,205 PointsSet the petName variable to the value from this EditText.
Am I leaving something out?
EditText petNameField = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.petNameField);
String petName = new String petNameField();
2 Answers

Hwi Han
5,008 PointsEditText petNameField = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.petNameField);
String petName= petNameField.getText().toString();
You need to get a text from editText.

Malcolm Mutambanengwe
4,205 PointsEditText petNameField = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.petNameField); String petName = petNameField.getText().toString();
Malcolm Mutambanengwe
4,205 PointsMalcolm Mutambanengwe
4,205 PointsThanks Hwi Han, now I got it ;)