Android studio using edittext for dialing

Question

I created in my xml an EditText and a Button.

What I'm trying to do in the java is to let the user enter a number, then press the button and then i want the dialer to open with the input.

Is there a way to do it?

Thx.

Answer 1

Yes there is!

You need to add a ClickListener to your Button and start the call intent:

dialButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
      public void onClick(View v) {
           if (numTxt != null && (numTxt.getText().length()>0)) {// you can add other conditions if you want
              startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL, Uri.parse("tel:" + numTxt.getText())));
           }
      }
});

PS:

• dialButton is your Button and numTxt is your EditText

• This is a simple tutorial if you need more details.