Question

Yes, I’m totally new to this platform, but getText() IS a method of EditText, is it not?

I just copied and pasted the exact error from my simple app, which I copied word-for-word from a web tutorial. I believe it’s self-explanatory. It’s an error that might only come up if there was a misspelling. Below is the context. Error is on the 3rd line down.

public void sendMessage (View view) {
    Intent intent = new Intent(this, DisplayMessageActivity.class);
    EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edit_message);
    String message = editText.getText().toString();
    intent.putExtra(EXTRA_MESSAGE, message);
    startActivity(intent);
}

Would there be ANY circumstance where getText() would NOT be considered a method of EditText?

Answer 1

Would there be ANY circumstance where getText() would NOT be considered a method of EditText?

No, getText() is a method in every version of android.widget.EditText. Unless you have created another class with the name EditText, this error is probably Eclipse being confused. Simply clean your project by going to Project -> Clean…

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Addition
By subtyping MainActivity with EditText, you are inadvertently creating a new, local class named EditText which obscures Android’s EditText class… In general, Activities do not need subtypes. So change this line:

public class MainActivity<EditText> extends Activity {

To:

public class MainActivity extends Activity {