Whether I try to change a textView or a button, why does Android Studio require that I pass only chars and not strings in the setText() method?
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Pretty sure Strings are `CharSequence`s; or at least coercable to `CharSequence`s. Did you try? – Carcigenicate Dec 26 '16 at 21:31
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Yes, it works to recast the char sequences into strings. – johannes saxon Dec 27 '16 at 15:49
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But how does one pass a string directly? – johannes saxon Dec 27 '16 at 15:52
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It should work to pass a string directly. – Carcigenicate Dec 27 '16 at 15:52
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Strings are automatically converted to CharSequences when necessary (or are CharSequences; can't remember. The point is, they're compatible):
public class Main {
public static void testF(CharSequence seq) {
System.out.println(seq);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
testF("Hello"); // Prints "Hello"
}
}
This would have been a good thing to try on your own or search for first.
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