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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) User Input Getting Text from an EditText

Posted by Jeremy Settlemyer
Jeremy Settlemyer
4,149 Points

Converting name to string

So you asked how we would solve the problem of converting the editable text into a string during the video.

So here is my question. Is there a difference in using the the following code:

String name = mFieldName.getText().toString();

compared to doing

String name = mFieldName.getText() + "";

1 Answer

Afik Paryente
Afik Paryente
2,042 Points
Afik Paryente
Afik Paryente
2,042 Points

Short answer NO. Long answer YES. Practicle answer? The result is the same.

Jeremy Settlemyer
Jeremy Settlemyer
4,149 Points

You have to love programming where there is always multiple ways of doing things.