Question

How can I make my app keep checking for this? Meaning by keep checking if there is text in there

String str1, str2;

str1 = word.getText().toString();
str2 = answer.getText().toString();

if(!(str1.equals("")) && !(str2.equals("")))
{
  teach.setEnabled(true);
}
else
{
  teach.setEnabled(false);
}

Here is my java code where would i put the fixed code that makes it check and every thing?? Please help!

public class TeachmeDialog extends Activity implements OnClickListener {

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

    requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
    setContentView(R.layout.teachme);
    setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
    Button teach = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btn_teach_send);
    teach.setOnClickListener(this);


}



@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
    switch(v.getId())
    {
        case R.id.btn_teach_send:
        {
            // Create a new HttpClient and Post Header
            HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
            HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost("http://monaiz.net/get.php");

            String responseStr = "";

            try {
                TextView word = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tv_teach_request);
                TextView answer = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.tv_teach_response);

                // Add your data
                List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>(3);
                nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("word", word.getText().toString()));
                nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("answer", answer.getText().toString()));
                nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("action", "teach"));
                httppost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs));

                // Execute HTTP Post Request
                HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httppost);
                HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity( );

                responseStr = EntityUtils.toString( entity );

            } catch (Exception e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            }

            if( responseStr.equals("ok") )
            {
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Poco just learned a new word!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                try {
                    this.finish();
                } catch (Throwable e) {
                    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

}

Answer 1

Use TextWatcher instead. Your “word” seems to be an EditText. So you can do something like this-

word.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {

        @Override
        public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before,
                int count) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub

        }

        @Override
        public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count,
                int after) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub

        }

        @Override
        public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
                  teach.setEnabled(true);
            }
    });