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Android The Solution

When we change the text in any TextView, is it necessary for us to convert it into a String. Can I not output an int.

Instead of typecasting a int to a string. I would like to out put the int variable directly in the xyz.setText();.How can it be done

1 Answer

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

The setText() method requires a string. You could make a second variable that converts your int into a string and then pass that to setText(). Something like this will work:

                public void onClick(View v) {
                    ct++;
                    String myString = Integer.toString(ct);
                    accumulatorView.setText(myString);
                }

But it's an additional line, so you have to decide if compared to ct + "" this is more readable or not :)