Question

I got the id dynamically as an integer using getIdentifier(). I want to be able to get the value held by the EditText field using the integer id.

I should add this method i’m writing is not within an Activity, it’s in a seperate non-Activity class.

Answer 1

You can use

String value = ((EditText) findViewById(R.id.edittext)).getText();

If you are using a separate class, you should pass a reference to the EditText into that class. First get the reference

setContentView(R.layout.yourlayout);
EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(getResources()
        .getIdentifier("edittext", "id", "com.yourpackage"));

then pass it to your other class, and use getText on it there. Make sure you only try to access the EditText while the Activity is active.

There is a warning for the getIdentifier method, so you should only be using it if you have no other choice:

Note: use of this function is discouraged. It is much more efficient to retrieve resources by identifier than by name.