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DN96
DN96

Reputation: 61

How can I resolve "cannot find symbol ... " in Android Studio

I'm trying to learn android on android developer website. However I encounter an error when following their lecture. It seems that the findViewByID cannot resolve R.id.editText despite I'm just typing from their website. Can someone helps, thanks

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

Here is the error message: "Error:(22, 57) error: cannot find symbol variable editText".

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2604

Answers (2)

John Joe
John Joe

Reputation: 12803

It seems that the findViewByID cannot resolve R.id.editText

You are probably missing to define EditText id as editText.

 <EditText
       .....
        android:id="@+id/editText"
          .....
   />

YourCurrentActivity.java

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

Upvotes: 0

Gajendra Singh Rathore
Gajendra Singh Rathore

Reputation: 73

Just do one thing , remove this from sendMessage function and 

EditText editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText);

place this line right below setContentView(R.____); I guess , this will solve your problem

Upvotes: 1

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