How to get string text from AutoCompleteTextView?

Question

public class FareActivity extends Activity {


int fareid;
String Source;
String Dest;
AutoCompleteTextView source;
AutoCompleteTextView dest;


static final String[] SOURCE = new String[] {
      "Delhi", "Mumbai", "Agra", "Jaipur};


static final String[] DEST = new String[] {
      "Delhi", "Mumbai", "Agra", "Jaipur};




/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.fare);




    dest = (AutoCompleteTextView) findViewById(R.id.acdest);
    ArrayAdapter<String> dadapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.list_item, DEST);
    dest.setAdapter(dadapter);



source = (AutoCompleteTextView) findViewById(R.id.acsource);
ArrayAdapter<String> sadapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.list_item, SOURCE);
    dest.setAdapter(sadapter);




 // Fare id calculation

     if(Source=="Delhi" && Dest=="Jaipur")
     {
         fareid=1;
     }
     else  if(Source=="Delhi" && Dest=="Agra")
     {
         fareid=2;
     }
     else  if(Source=="Delhi" && Dest=="Mumbai")
     {
         fareid=3;
     }


}

I just want to store autocompletetextview 'source' and autocompletetextview 'dest' values to String variable 'Source' and String Variable 'Dest'. I will use both string variables for further processing in my project, so please help me out.

Do you want to get text of autocomlete view? - by using `String myDest = dest.getText().toString()` ? — pleerock, Mar 24 '12 at 19:43
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4819813/how-to-get-text-from-autocomplete-textview-android — AliSh, Mar 25 '12 at 10:44

Gabriel Ittner · Answer 1 · 2013-07-15T11:35:04.840

Just use the AutoCompleteTextView method getText() and call toString() on it.

// Fare id calculation
Source = source.getText().toString();
Dest = dest.getText().toString();

if (Source.equals("Delhi") && Dest.equals("Jaipur")) {
    fareid=1;
}
else if (Source.equals("Delhi") && Dest.equals("Agra")) {
    fareid=2;
}
else if (Source.equals("Delhi") && Dest.equals("Mumbai")) {
    fareid=3;
}

You should keep in mind that users can enter everything they want into your AutoCompleteTextView. If you want to perform an action when the user chooses one of the suggested items, add an OnItemSelectedListener with dest.setOnItemSelectedListener().

There is also an error in your code you call dest.setAdapter(sadapter) instead of source.setAdapter(sadapter).

Instead of using "==" for String comparison "equals()" method should be used. — Aduait Pokhriyal, Jul 10 '13 at 18:02

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 22 '16 at 15:42

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AutoCompleteTextView source = (AutoCompleteTextView) findViewById(R.id.acsource);
String Source = source.getText().toString();

edited Sep 22 '16 at 15:42

Draken

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answered Sep 22 '16 at 15:24

Amrit Bains

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