Naming Buttons through User Input

Question

So I´m having three Buttons which lead to other Activities with a normal Click. Now i want to name the buttons through a longer Click and User Input. So short click goes forward, long Click ability to rename it. So far i was able to rename the button with a long click, but only to a predetermined String. My code so far.

public class MainActivity<button1> extends AppCompatActivity {
    Button button;
    Button button1;
    Button button2;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);


        button = findViewById(R.id.button3);
        button.setOnClickListener(v -> opensecondone());
        button.setOnLongClickListener(v -> naming());


        button1 = findViewById(R.id.button55);
        button1.setOnClickListener(a -> opensecondsecond());
        button1.setOnLongClickListener(v -> naming1());

        button2 = findViewById(R.id.button40);
        button2.setOnClickListener(a -> opensecondthird());
        button2.setOnLongClickListener(v -> naming2());
    }

    public boolean naming() {
        button = this.findViewById(R.id.button3);
        button.setText("message");
        return true;
    }
    public boolean naming1() {
        button = this.findViewById(R.id.button55);
        button.setText("Your Text");
        return true;
    }
    public boolean naming2() {
        button = this.findViewById(R.id.button40);
        button.setText("Your Text");
        return true;
    }
    
    public void opensecondone() {
        Intent intent = new Intent(this, firmaeins.class);
        startActivity(intent);
    }

    public void opensecondsecond() {
        Intent intent = new Intent(this, firmaZwei.class);
        startActivity(intent);
    }
    public void opensecondthird() {
        Intent intent = new Intent(this, firmaDrei.class);
        startActivity(intent);
    }
}

Does that mean you cant change your Button name with the text you got from the EditText ? — Yead, Sep 15 '21 at 12:15
add a edit text set visibility to gone when long press set visibility of edittext to visible and ask user to name that button so obviously he will type something get that text and set it to your button — Usama Altaf, Sep 15 '21 at 12:39

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 15 '21 at 12:48

Getting text user input can be accomplished by using the EditText class which can hold user input.

Once you have setup your EditText, you can use the user input in your naming function using getText().

Define an EditText.

EditText editText1

Find the reference for the EditText.

editText1 = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.edittext);

The user input is now available from the EditText object.

public boolean naming() {
    button = this.findViewById(R.id.button3);
    button.setText(editText1.getText().toString());
    return true;
}

Naming Buttons through User Input

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