EditText was added in API Level 1
1. Declare an EditText.
2. After you declare the EditText object, add this line below to instantiate it. This will instantiate a new EditText named myEditText.
myEditText = new EditText(this);
3. Compile and run!
Resources:
www.codeofaninja.com/2011/07/android-alertdialog-example.html