CODEWITHSUNDEEP
android
hwexler2
hwexler2

Reputation: 21

How is my EditText content being saved?

I created a simple app that has nothing except an EditText element. When I run the app, I type text into the element and then press Ctrl-F11 to change the emulator's orientation. I've added logging information to make sure that the activity gets destroyed and re-created when I change orientation. I haven't added any code to save the text in the EditText element and yet, after the change of orientation, the text that I typed stays in the EditText element. What mechanism in Android is saving and then restoring the element's text (is it savedInstanceState) and how can I see for myself the details of this saving operation?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 557

Answers (1)

burmat
burmat

Reputation: 2548

onSaveInstanceState()/onRestoreInstanceState() along with unique widget IDs. Some links that utilize:

Saving Android Activity state using Save Instance State

http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/5d7fd8da11c8e971

Upvotes: 1

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