Action delay after entered EditText Value

Question

hi am trying to allow the user to change the delay time after an action is performed on button click..i tried this where time is the Edit Text and used time instead of a number under the handler.

Long delay=time.getText().toString().trim();

but i am getting and error incompatible types if anyone have a solution for this please help i know it is simple but i am not getting it.

code

 b1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            Handler handler = new Handler();
            handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {



            String tittle=ed1.getText().toString().trim();
            String subject=ed2.getText().toString().trim();
            String body=ed3.getText().toString().trim();

            NotificationManager notif=(NotificationManager)getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
            Notification notify=new Notification(R.drawable.noti,tittle,System.currentTimeMillis());
            PendingIntent pending= PendingIntent.getActivity(getApplicationContext(), 0, new Intent(), 0);

            notify.setLatestEventInfo(getApplicationContext(),subject,body,pending);
            notif.notify(0, notify);
                }
            }, 12000);
        }
    });

Kushal Sharma · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-03T15:00:13.407

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The incompatible types error is because you are assigning a String value to a long variable. You have to convert the String value to long before you can store it in delay variable.

Do something like

String delayStr = time.getText().toString().trim();
long delay = Long.parseLong(delayStr);

or in one line

long delay = Long.parseLong(time.getText().toString().trim());

edited Jun 03 '15 at 15:00

answered Jun 03 '15 at 14:54

Kushal Sharma

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pass `delay` variable as 2nd parameter to `postDelayed` in handler. i.e Replace `12000` with `delay`. – Kushal Sharma Jun 03 '15 at 15:01
yes ive triend that before you say :p and worked thanks for helping. – Mrad4Tech Jun 03 '15 at 15:05
glad to help :) have a nice day ! :)) – Kushal Sharma Jun 03 '15 at 15:06
rogerthatcode when no value is entered the app force close i tried if (!delayStr=null){//my code} – Mrad4Tech Jun 03 '15 at 15:18
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because string comparison is not done that what. do you have an error logcat? try [this ans](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2601978/how-to-check-if-my-string-is-equal-to-null). If you still have problem. Please ask a new question as its a different one. – Kushal Sharma Jun 03 '15 at 15:22

Action delay after entered EditText Value

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