Thanks Glen. I did (finally!) solve this slightly differently, using: ... final float wtf = Float.parseFloat(txt_weight.getText().toString()); ...
That's the trouble w/ not really knowing Java & working on Android app dev; oh well... Thanks v much anyway, kaiwan. On Mar 31, 10:39 pm, Glen Humphrey <[email protected]> wrote: > You can do this. > > float weight = Float.valueOf(txt_weight.getText().toString()); > or this > double weight = > Double.valueOf(txt_weight.getText().toString()); > > On Mar 30, 8:52 pm, Kaiwan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Greetings All, > > > Am an Android app dev newbie, so pl bear with this (possibly) stupid > > question. > > (Actually i did post it last night in reply to a similar qs but it > > does not seem to show up, so am re-posting as a new thread). > > > Am developing an app, and a relatively small issue is driving me > > nuts. > > The app has an EditText widget. The user enters his/her weight in this > > control. So lets say the user enters "65.5" (kg). I can retrieve this > > value as a string (using txt_weight.getText().toString(); ). > > But, I want to use it in an arithmetic expression, hence I require to > > interpret it as a float. > > How exactly do I do this?? > > > Appreciate your help! > > TIA, > > kaiwan. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
