How to Declare an EditText

EditText was added in API Level 1
EditText is a thin veneer over TextView that configures itself to be editable.

1. In the MainActivity.java file, add the below import to the imports

 import android.widget.EditText;

2. In a method such as onCreate, another method, or created as a class variable, add the line below to declare an EditText variable named myEditText.

EditText myEditText;

3. Compile and run!

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Resources:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/EditText.html