Android widget: How to change the text of a button

Question

How can I change the text of an Android Button widget within code and not the XML file?

Answer 1

You can use the setText() method. Example:

import android.widget.Button;  Button p1_button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.Player1); p1_button.setText("Some text"); 

Also, just as a point of reference, Button extends TextView, hence why you can use setText() just like with an ordinary TextView.

Answer 2

I was able to change the button's text like this:

import android.widget.RemoteViews;  //grab the layout, then set the text of the Button called R.id.Counter: RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(getPackageName(), R.layout.my_layout); remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.Counter, "Set button text here");