passing EditText value through putExtra()

Question

how can i assign value of EditText to a string? I want to pass this value to an another activity through putExtras().

my code is :

 EditText txtquantity=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.EditText01);

quantity_bundle.putString("quantity",txtquantity.getText());

when I am doing like this an error is occured. Please give me the solution... Thank you...

Answer 1

The getText() on a EditText object returns the Text as an Editable call toString() to get the actual text.

quantity_bundle.putString("quantity",txtquantity.getText().toString());