Define a value to EditText

Question

I'm trying to make an Activity with an EditText that can only accept a value that I defined programatically in advanced -kind off like a password, like a word or a code number- so that the user can't access the next Activity if he dosen't enter the right password.

Does anyone have an idea on how to make something like that ? Do I have to use a TextWatcher ? If yes, how ?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Use this.

If (edittext.getText().toString()==myPreProgrammedString){
   start next activity
}
else{
   show warning wrong password
}

Usually you would put something like this in a onClick method of a login button. But I use something similar in textwatchers afterTextChanged method to check if the entered text is in a list and then enable the OK button.

BTW: hardcoding passwords in an app is never good practice.