how to add data into a message in android

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i have created 4 edittext that takes different harcoded values. i also have 2 buttons of which one is used to send a message to a particular number. now i want to put the values from these editText to the contents of my message. please help me in acheiving this. here is the code that i have used.

hardcoded edittext values.

Java

gtin=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText1);
		gtin.setText(sGtin);
		serial=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText2);
		serial.setText(sSerial);
		batch=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText3);
		batch.setText(sBatch);
		expiry=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText4);
		expiry.setText(sExpiry);

Java

Log.i("Send SMS", "");

         Intent smsIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
         smsIntent.setData(Uri.parse("smsto:"));
         smsIntent.setType("vnd.android-dir/mms-sms");

         smsIntent.putExtra("address"  , new String ("7598149597"));
         smsIntent.putExtra("sms_body"  , "Found illegal medicine");
         smsIntent.putExtra("sSerial", "serial");
         try {
            startActivity(smsIntent);
            finish();
            Log.i("Finished sending SMS...", "");
         } catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
            Toast.makeText(ScanScreen.this,
            "SMS faild, please try again later.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
         }

in smsIntent.putExtra how do i put the values from the edittext?

Posted 26-May-15 19:47pm

Rahul Ramakrishnan

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Mohibur Rashid 27-May-15 2:14am

serial.getText().toString() will give you the string typed in your TextEdit box.

Rahul Ramakrishnan 27-May-15 2:17am

i tried it..its not working

Mohibur Rashid 27-May-15 4:08am

What is the error? what problem are you facing? "Its not working" is not good enough

Rahul Ramakrishnan 27-May-15 4:16am

i get no errors..
the problem is that i want to get all the editText values into the message

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