How do I get an EditText input into a variable

Question

Im new to this so sorry if the answer is really obvious...

so I have an EditText were the user inputs their name:

<EditText
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:inputType="textPersonName"
        android:ems="10"
        android:id="@+id/editText"
        android:layout_above="@+id/analogClock"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="49dp"
        android:hint="Enter Your Name"/>

When they fill in the name, i would like to take their name and put it into a variable but im really unsure,

Thanks in advance

google or stackoverflow is your friend :) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4531396/get-value-of-a-edit-text-field — user547995, Aug 13 '15 at 14:15
Sorry but what variable in the code is the peice of info stored in? — Scott Hollas, Aug 13 '15 at 14:16

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 13 '15 at 20:29

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In your Activity:

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        EditText et = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText);
        String text= et.getEditableText().toString();
}

edited Aug 13 '15 at 20:29

mpromonet

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answered Aug 13 '15 at 14:20

dieter_h

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oh okay thanks a lot – Scott Hollas Aug 13 '15 at 15:23

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 13 '15 at 14:18

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String s = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText).getText().toString()

answered Aug 13 '15 at 14:18

user547995

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 13 '15 at 14:29

 public class MainActivity extends Activity {
 EditText eText; 

 @Override
 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { 
      eText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edittext);
      String str = eText.getText().toString();  
  } 
  }

I understand you want it? Is that so?

How do I get an EditText input into a variable

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